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US boosts Indo-Pacific presence amid rising tensions with China

Manila, March 28: The US military is "posturing forward" in the Indo-Pacific area, including the Philippines, to reinforce deterrence amid rising regional tensions due to Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea (SCS), stated the Pentagon chief on Wednesday, as reported by Inquirer.net.

There was no classified information: Gabbard on Yemen strikes messaging leaks

Washington, DC, March 26: Several of President Donald Trump's senior national security officials, with backing from a key Senate Republican, placed responsibility on Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth for transmitting potentially classified information in a group chat discussing US military strikes in Yemen, which included a journalist as a participant, CNN reported.

Trump replaces Biden's pick for US General with Razin

Washington DC, February 23: In an unexpected move, US President Donald Trump dismissed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Charles Q. Brown, and appointed retired Air Force Lieutenant General John Dan "Razin" Caine as his replacement, CNN reported.

Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Washington, Feb 22: President Donald Trump announced late Friday that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown was stepping down, and he would nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Dan Caine as a replacement.

Four killed as US military plane crashes in Philippines

Manila (Philippines), Feb 7: A small plane contracted by the US Defence Department crashed in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing all four people on board, including one US service member, the US Indo-Pacific Command said.

Hegseth will focus on deterring Chinese aggression

Washington, Jan 14: Pete Hegseth, the nominee for Secretary of Defence, on Tuesday, told Senators at his confirmation hearing that it will be a priority for him to "work with our partners and allies to deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific from the Communist Chinese".