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US, Japan agree to two defense pacts amid China worries
The U.S. and Japan are close to signing a new five-year pact for Japan to support U.S. military forces in the country and a new agreement to research and develop new defense technologies.
By Joe Gould
US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump
According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
China says Japan-US security treaty a product of Cold War
The 1960 security treaty assures the U.S. would come to Japan's aid in the event of an outside attack on Japanese forces or territory.
China protests latest US Navy mission in South China Sea
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain is "trespassing" in South China Sea says PLA.
Remains identified of Marine killed in World War II Tarawa Atoll battle
Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Charles D. Miller died on the third day of a battle in the Tarawa Atoll in 1943.
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US naval buildup in Indo-Pacific seen as warning to China
For the first time in nearly three years, three American aircraft carriers are patrolling the Indo-Pacific waters, a massive show of naval force in a region roiled by spiking tensions between the U.S. and China and a sign that the Navy has bounced back from the worst days of the coronavirus outbreak.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Kansas Marine killed during island battle in WWII identified
Marines Corps Reserve Pfc. Raymond Warren was 21 when he was killed in 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa.
For island vets, benefits are a 4,000-mile plane ride away
Accessible, effective mental health care must be provided to all returning combat veterans, no matter where they are in the world, says the author of this commentary.
By Tom Voss