The NMESIS system, with a surface-to-ship range of 125 miles, has been deployed to the Philippines' northernmost province of Batanes in the strategic Luzon Strait that lies between the Philippines ...

O n April 22nd a Chinese aircraft-carrier strike group sailed within three nautical miles of the Philippines’ northernmost ...

The U.S. is in talks over a proposed port in the Philippines' Batanes islands ... was among China's neighbors that complained about a map published by Beijing's Ministry of Natural Resources ...

BASCO, Batanes, Philippines —A new lighthouse in Ivana ... They would soon be included in navigational charts and maps of all vessels passing through international waters, according to the ...

BATANES, Philippines – U.S. Soldiers assigned to 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, 18th Medical Command, conducted two subject matter expert exchanges alongside healthcare ...

and in northern Cagayan province near Batanes. Philippine Brig. Gen. Michael Logico said the combat exercises were crucial to strengthening deterrence against aggression in the Bashi Channel.

The U.S.-Philippine Marine exercise, Kamandag 8, reportedly involved some of these plans during drills in Batanes. While the Philippine military chief did not explicitly mention the cause of these ...

Exactly a month later, Leon battered Batanes, leaving residents with no option but to confront the aftermath of the typhoon, which is the 12th to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year.

The United States Marine Corps deploys the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System on Batan island in the Philippines Batanes province on April 26, 2025. The United States Marine Corps ...