China recently assembled two flotillas in waters near the Red Sea as it continues an escort mission that helps its fast-growing navy gain experience operating overseas. The People's Liberation Army ...

The United States and the Philippines have formed a new joint task force to strengthen cooperation and increase military readiness in areas including the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The United States and the Philippines have formed a new joint task force to strengthen co-operation and increase military readiness in areas including the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Friday ...

The Pentagon on Friday announced that it has created a joint military task force with the Philippines, which will boost military readiness in areas like the South China Sea. The announcement comes the ...

This post has been updated with a statement from U.S. Pacific Fleet. American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea and ...

U.S. Air Force Aircrew from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron train with partners from Germany, Denmark, and Italy during a Bomber Task Force 25-1 mission in the U.S. European Command area of ...

James LaPorta is a national security coordinating producer in CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. It's unclear when this operation ...