SEOUL, South Korea -- Two South Korean air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed Friday, killing three pilots and leaving one more missing, Seoul's military said. The KT-1 trainer jets crashed near Sacheon town, about 300 kilometres south of the capital Seoul, according to military...
The leader of the bandit Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has been killed by military forces in an encounter in Sumisip, Basilan on Friday, March 25. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) says Radzmil Jannatul, an Abu Sayyaf Group sub-leader and the successor of the late ASG commander Furuji Indama, has...
The Philippine Army (PA) revealed on Wednesday, March 23, that it is now capable of conducting surgeries outside of its camp hospitals through the use of specially-designed mobile trucks which could prove critical for the military especially in times of conflict as big as the Marawi siege in 2017....
President Duterte said he decided to allow American forces to use Philippine bases and facilities amid the ongoing armed conflict in Eastern Europe to "get it over with." President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made this statement after Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose...
WASHINGTON, United States – The United States has determined that the violence against the Rohingya minority committed by Myanmar's military amounted to genocide and crimes against humanity, an official told AFP Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of the mostly Muslim Rohingya community have fled...
An alleged member of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) yielded to the Philippine Army’s 18th Infantry Battalion in Basilan, the military said Sunday, March 20. (Courtesy of Western Mindanao Command) Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao command (WestMinCom),...
OSLO, Norway – A US military plane taking part in NATO exercises has crashed in Norway, killing all four American troops on board, the Scandinavian country's army said Saturday. The four were taking part in the Cold Response military exercises involving 30,000 troops from NATO and partner...
In just 24 hours, a total of 75 alleged communist rebels and local terrorists surrendered to the military in Mindanao, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Saturday, March 19. (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Col. Jorry Baclor, chief of the AFP public affairs office, said the surrender...
Free medical and dental care supplies were provided by American soldiers to more than 500 individuals affected by typhoon Odette in Palawan. (Photo courtesy of the US Embassy in the Philippines) The US Civil-Military Support Element-Philippines (CMSE-PHL) worked with Philippine partner...
More than two years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country in 2020, the Philippine Army (PA) launched an integrated information system on Thursday, March 17, to organize its efforts to curb the coronavirus in the military organization. Major Melanie Sibayan, executive officer of...
WASHINGTON, United States – Russia has asked China for military and economic aid for its war in Ukraine, US media reported Sunday, hours after the White House warned Beijing would face severe "consequences" if it helps Moscow evade sanctions. Beijing refused to directly address the reports,...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will join the United States Armed Forces (USAF) in the 10th iteration of the Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange-Philippines (BACE-P) from March 14 to 25 which will be held in different parts of Luzon. Aircraft from the United States Air Force's 13th Fighter Squadron...
