US and Philippine fighter aircraft jointly patrol disputed shoal region guarded by China
U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft have staged a joint patrol and training over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive away a Philippine aircraft.
US and Philippine Fighters Look to Counter China with Joint Patrol
If tensions continue to flare, American and Philippine joint patrols will increase in the South China Sea. This week, the United States and the Philippines carried out the first joint patrol and air-intercept drills over the South China Sea since President Donald Trump took office.
Philippines, U.S. hold joint air patrol over South China Sea, angering China
The air forces of the Philippines and the United States held joint patrols over the South China Sea on Tuesday, a move that angered China, which also conducted a "routine patrol" over a disputed shoal.
U.S. bombers, Philippines jets fly over disputed shoal claimed by China
Two Air Force B-1 bombers conducted an overflight of a disputed South China Sea shoal together with Philippines jet fighters in the new Trump administration’s first show of force to China this week.
US, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines hold joint military drills amid China threat in South China Sea
The Philippines, US, Australia and Japan held joint military drills as China continues to assert sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea. The allied nations participated in the 6th Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MMCA) in the West Philippine Sea - the parts of the South China Sea within the 200-mile Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone - on 5.
A flurry of international naval drills around the Philippines prompts complaints from Beijing
A flurry of naval drills surrounding the Philippines involving the United States and its partners has prompted complaints ...
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U.S. Marine Killed in Philippine Plane Crash Identified
The Marine who died in a Thursday plane crash in the Philippines was an intelligence and electrotonic warfare specialist ...
Marine killed in Philippines plane crash identified
Sgt. Jacob Durham, an electronic intelligence analyst, was onboard a contracted Pentagon flight when it crashed on Feb. 6.
US Sends Bombers to South China Sea in Warning to Beijing
The training involved three Philippine FA-50 fighters and drills to enhance air domain awareness and joint combat ...
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US, Philippine fighter jets patrol disputed South China Sea shoal
Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Philippine Air Force via AP ...
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More than defense: How the Philippine military protects the environment
The Philippine military is not just safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty—it is also taking a stand for environmental ...
Will closer Philippine-South Korea military ties make China ‘insecure’?
Growing military ties between the US treaty allies take on added significance as Manila clashes with Beijing in the South China Sea The Philippines' potential purchase of more fighter jets from South ...