Tag: Sea

Aircraft carrier Nimitz returns to sea after maintenance stint

The aircraft carrier Nimitz left Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington, on Wednesday and has returned to sea after months of maintenance. Nimitz began a “planned incremental availability” period in January, and underwent repairs and updates to aircraft elevators, sleeping quarters and defense systems, involving more than two million man-hours of work, according to the Navy. […]

Philippines Says June 17 Sea Clash a ‘Deliberate Act’ by China

(Bloomberg) — The Philippines said last week’s encounter with China in the disputed South China Sea where a Filipino soldier lost a finger was a “deliberate act” by Beijing. Most Read from Bloomberg Manila has “come to a conclusion that it was not a misunderstanding or an accident,” Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told a briefing […]

Philippines to continue South China Sea resupply missions, Defense Sec says

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will continue with resupply missions to troops on an atoll in a disputed part of the South China Sea despite Chinese coast guard vessels deliberately disrupting a mission last week, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Monday. “It was not a misunderstanding or an accident,” Teodoro told a press conference […]