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USAF B-1Bs WAKE11 & 12 departed Andersen AFB, Guam to South China Sea and first time approach around the Paracel islands escort by 4F-16s fighter jets. 2J-11Bs Chinese fighters take off from Woody island to ecost B-1 when fly around Paracel islands. PEARL14,15 tanker support.

The Captain of the US Navy Submarine which sank Iranian ship Dena violated the Geneva Conventions by not picking up survivors. The vessel and its Captain should be named and shamed.

Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice. Read my full statement:

More footage from the Philippine Coast Guard showing the extent of the damage to China Coast Guard (CCG-3104), after it collided with a Type 052D Destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (DDG-164) earlier today in the West Philippine Sea.

Teodoro clearly got the better of this exchange.

@FMilcoms Repair for Cobra Gold drill

RCH 062 #AE0664 RODN - VTBU RCH 063 #AE0693 VTBU - VTBU Seems to have delivered #JEST 11 and 13 to VOYK.

#RCH 063 #AE0693 on CWP SF #CW 477

WATCH: Chinese aircraft drops flares into the path of a PH Air Force plane conducting a routine maritime patrol over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea last Aug. 8. Video shared to the Inquirer by a source.

NSC PRESS RELEASE 12 August 2024 Statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NT WPS) strongly condemns the irresponsible, unprofessional, illegal and dangerous acts of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) that harassed a Philippine Air Force (PAF) patrol aircraft on August 8 in the skies near Bajo de Masinloc. Without any provocation or justifiable cause,two (2) PLAAF aircraft conducted dangerous maneuvers in close proximity to a PAF aircraft conducting a routine patrol mission. The PLAA planes deliberately deployed flares near the PAF aircraft, risking the safety of its Filipino crew. The PAF NC-212i aircraft never posed a threat to the PLAAF jets. By launching flares in the flight path of the PAF plane, the PLAAF fighters exhibited hazardous intent. Just when the waters of the West Philippine Sea seemed to show calm, the airspace above it was disturbed with acts of aggression. Our pilots and crew responded with focus, restraint, and professionalism, unfazed by the aggressive PLAAF jets. Thus, we call on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease all forms of provocative and hazardous acts that could undermine the safety of Filipino military and civilian personnel in the waters or in the skies, destabilize regional peace, and erode the trust and confidence of the international community in the PRC. Air and maritime security patrol missions will continue within our sovereign territory, airspace, and Exclusive Economic Zone. The monitoring of our country's airspace will be intensified. Our strong, prepared and highly-motivated Armed Forces will continue sea, afor cyberspace, peting tine and again that ti si acure her regional peace, and stability. ###

New from Office of #Naval #Intelligence (#ONI)! 2024 Recognition & Identification Guides for 1) #China People’s Liberation Army #Navy (PLAN) & 2) China #CoastGuard & Government #Maritime Forces bit.ly/ONI_OOB Attention, Attention, Attention—This is not a drill! Don’t miss the #PRC government naval/maritime #ship recognition Order of #Battle (OOB) guides that ONI just released! It’s the first time this unparalleled resource has been publicly updated in 15.5 months… And, for the first time ever, ONI has divided its exquisitely-detailed visual OOB into 2 separate subcomponents: 1) China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Recognition & Identification Guide 2) China Coast Guard & Government Maritime Forces Recognition & Identification Guide Bottom line: Unparalleled resource, worth waiting for, must examine now! PRC Navy, Coast Guard, & #MaritimeMilitia forces, etc., all documented authoritatively as *nowhere* else. Even a quick glance reveals the sheer scope & scale of Beijing’s 3 Sea Forces. The only downside to digesting this #OpenSource/#OSINT cornucopia is that you may need to strengthen your eyeglass prescription to discern the dozens of hull forms & hundreds of pennant numbers… Citations: — China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Recognition & Identification Guide (Suitland, MD: U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 29 April 2024). — China Coast Guard & Government Maritime Forces Recognition & Identification Guide (Suitland, MD: U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 29 April 2024).

China's Code of Conduct negotiations are a farce sealight.live/posts/china-s-…

I just got back from the South China Sea, and Xi Jinping’s words could not be further from the truth. The CCP is not done in the South China Sea. In fact, they are doubling down on militarizing outposts in the South China Sea. foxnews.com/opinion/just-r…

The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

A Vietnamese fishing boat from Quảng Ngãi reports being attacked by Chinese coast guard ship numbered 4201's water cannons on Aug 28, in the waters of the Paracels. Two fishermen were injured. CCG 4201 had been used to obstruct VN & Philippine activities in #SCS in the past.

1 of the best ways for coastal states to counter grey zone aggression in the SCS is to continue business-as-usual in their exercise of EEZ sovereign rights, such as offshore energy exploitation. petronas.com/media/media-re…

LOOK: Philippine Coast Guard releases a video of a China Coast Guard ship firing water cannons. The video was taken Aug 5, 2023 at 9:51am, accdg to the time stamp. 📷 @coastguardph

VIDEO: China coast guard fires water cannon at Philippine civilian boats delivering supplies in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. Video from National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.

1/ Big news from our teams at @Stanford and @Livermore_Lab! We've completed a study on China's plans to deploy Floating Nuclear Power Plants (FNPPs) in the South China Sea (SCS). Link to the paper: cgsr.llnl.gov/content/assets… A short thread on this issue below 🧵👇

💥Today 2C-2As from CVN-76 landed Da Nang airport support for #CVN76 ready to visit #DaNang late this month. Source @kakathinh1911

The guest comes smiling with a big stick behind for the host.

I am grateful to @IISS_org, @jamescrabtree, @ConnellyAL and @chipmanj for giving me the opportunity to pose a question to the Chinese Defense Minister that the Philippines and other nations have been eager to ask: “You mentioned China wants to promote dialogue over confrontation, so my question is about the apparent disconnect between China’s words and actions related to its maritime interactions with the Philippines and perhaps with others in the region. For example, when President Marcos and President Xi met in Beijing, they agreed to manage differences through peaceful means, and to promote freedom of navigation in and overflight above the South China Sea, and reached consensus on the peaceful resolution of disputes on the basis of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. But in the same month, Filipino fishermen who were simply fishing in Philippine EEZ were harassed and driven away by China Coast Guard. The following month, your Coast Guard directed a military grade laser into @coastguardph vessel inside Philippine EEZ. So while China is talking about dialogue, China’s actions show confrontation. Thus, my question is… why is there a big difference between China’s words and actions?” #SLD23

🇰🇵North Korea says spy satellite launch crashed into sea. It now says it will attempt a second launch as soon as possible. 🇺🇲USAF a doomsday plane deployed to #1stIslandChain, #WPacific Titan25 #ADFEB3 73-1676 Boeing E-4B