75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

Video taken on April 20, 2024, shows a guided-missile destroyer at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.(Kyodo)

75th anniv. of founding of PLA Navy

75th anniv. of founding of PLA Navy

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a comprehensive supply ship at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opens up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of founding of PLA Navy

75th anniv. of founding of PLA Navy

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a submarine rescue ship at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opens up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a guided-missile destroyer at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a guided-missile destroyer at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a guided-missile destroyer at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

Photo taken on April 20, 2024, shows a guided-missile destroyer at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

75th anniv. of PLA Navy's founding

People gather at a port in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on April 20, 2024, as the Navy of the Chinese People's Liberation Army opened up four warships for public viewing to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding on April 23.

Three Killed In Houthi Missile Attack On Cargo Ship

Three Killed In Houthi Missile Attack On Cargo Ship

Handout photo - At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden. The missile struck the vessel, and the multinational crew reported three fatalities and at least four injuries, of which three are in critical condition, and significant damage to the ship. The crew abandoned the ship, and coalition warships responded and are assessing the situation. Photo by U.S. Central Command via ABACAPRESS.COM

Three Killed In Houthi Missile Attack On Cargo Ship

Three Killed In Houthi Missile Attack On Cargo Ship

Handout photo - At approximately 11:30 a.m. (Sanaa time) on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, an anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) was launched from Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist-controlled areas of Yemen toward M/V True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged, Liberian-owned bulk carrier, while transiting the Gulf of Aden. The missile struck the vessel, and the multinational crew reported three fatalities and at least four injuries, of which three are in critical condition, and significant damage to the ship. The crew abandoned the ship, and coalition warships responded and are assessing the situation. Photo by U.S. Central Command via ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. sending warships, fighters to Israel: Pentagon chief

STORY: U.S. sending warships, fighters to Israel: Pentagon chief DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of USS Gerald R. Ford carrier 2. various of flight operations STORYLINE: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the Pentagon is sending warships and fighter jets to the Eastern Mediterranean region in a show of support for Israel amid escalating conflicts between Israeli forces and Hamas fighters. Austin said in a statement that he had directed the movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which consists of an aircraft carrier, a guided missile cruiser and four guided missile destroyers, to the Eastern Mediterranean. The Pentagon had also "taken steps to augment U.S. Air Force F-35, F-15, F-16 and A-10 fighter aircraft squadrons in the region," the defense chief said. He added that the U.S. government "will be rapidly providing the Israel Defense Forces with additional equipment and resources, incl

Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

Former WWII soldier recalls life on war island

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Iguchi talks about his experience as a solider of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II stationed on Okinoshima, one a cluster of four islands in the Inland Sea, off Wakayama, western Japan, in an interview in Kyoto on July 29, 2014. A gun battery and other military facilities were built on the island to counter foreign warships.

2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

KEELUNG, Taiwan - The first two of four Kidd-class destroyers sold to Taiwan by the United States are berthed at Keelung port after joining the Taiwanese Navy on Dec. 17. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu visited the northern Taiwan port to attend a grand commissioning ceremony organized for the two U.S.-made warships, part of an arms procurement package approved in April 2001 by the U.S. government.

S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier

STORY: S. Korea, U.S. launch joint maritime drills involving U.S. aircraft carrier DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of S. Korea-U.S. joint naval exercise (Yonhap TV) (file) 2. various of jet flights and sailors on deck (Xinhua, shot on Sept. 23, 2022) STORYLINE: South Korea and the United States on Monday launched their joint maritime drills near the Korean Peninsula, involving a U.S. aircraft carrier and over 20 warships from the two sides. The South Korean defense ministry said the combined naval exercise was scheduled to continue for four days from Monday in the South Korean eastern waters. Mobilized for the exercise will be more than 20 battleships, including a 7,600-ton Aegis destroyer and a 4,400-ton destroyer from the South Korean side as well as the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group that arrived in the South Korean southeastern port city of Busan on Friday. The strike group consists of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered

JAPANESE SEA BATTLE/WWII

JAPANESE SEA BATTLE/WWII

Japanese inflict serious damage on American warships off Solomon Islands, sinking four ships and only losing one Date: December 1942

2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

2 U.S.-made destroyers join Taiwan's navy

KEELUNG, Taiwan - The first two of four Kidd-class destroyers sold to Taiwan by the United States are berthed at Keelung port after joining the Taiwanese Navy on Dec. 17. Both President Chen Shui-bian and Vice President Annette Lu visited the northern Taiwan port to attend a grand commissioning ceremony organized for the two U.S.-made warships, part of an arms procurement package approved in April 2001 by the U.S. government. (Kyodo)