In 1901 and 1902, United States courts-martial tried a number of US military personnel accused of various violations of the laws of war committed in the course of the American counter-insurgency campaign in the Philippines. Few in number, these courts-martial, as well as the comments made ...
Despite this departure, the U.S. remained active in counterterrorism operations in the Philippines. In 1998, thetwo governments signed an agreementthat again permitted U.S. military personnel to be in the country. In 2014, the countries brokeredanother agreementthat gave ...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has just given us notice he will be terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement that governs U.S. military personnel in the islands. His notification starts the clock running on a six-month deadline. If no new agreement is negotiated, the VFA is dissolved. Wh...
with much of her crew made up of Chamorros, natives of Guam, was in the Philippines in December 1941 on a regular inter-islands cargo run. A small 5,380-ton tanker,USS Robert L. Barnes (SP-3088),had been a fixture in Apra Harbor since 1920 where she had been used as a stationary...
Philippines deliberately ran aground a warship, BRP Sierra Madre, on Ren'ai Jiao. Since then, Manila has stationed a contingent of more than a dozen Philippine Marines and sailors on the dilapidated vessel, in a bid to permanently occupy the maritime feature and turn it into a military ...
The killing sparked anger in the Philippines and reignited calls by left-wing groups and nationalists for an end to U.S. military presence in the country. Pemberton had claimed Laude molested him in the motel room by pretending to be a woman and he had to defend his dignity, but that he...
“The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, revokes, with immediate effect, the agreement concerning the status of United States military personnel and civilian Defense Department employees,” he said, insisting that their 12-year-old security pact ...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken this week reiterated the U.S. is committed to backing the Philippines as the Pacific nation continues to clash with Chinese boats in the South China Sea, spurring fears that tensions will escalate into a wider conflict.
As headlines proclaim the "end" of "America's longest war," President Joe Biden's withdrawal of the remaining U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan is being covered by some in the news media as though it means the end of the conflict - or even means peace - in Afghanistan. It ...
Washington officials in Manila have announced $500 million in funding to boost Philippine defenses and progress in a proposed military intelligence-sharing pact amid shared concerns over China's increasingly aggressive actions in the region.