China is expanding its military reach and presence within the three Pacific island chains with the world's largest navy.

WASHINGTON -- On his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as U.S. defense secretary last week, Pete Hegseth embraced America's alliances and reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining robust deterrence in the ...

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...

The Chinese are still assessed to have only modest capabilities to operate outside of the First Island Chain, meaning they ... be spread across the entire Pacific, as opposed to being able to ...

A strong 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Tonga, prompting an initial tsunami warning that was later lifted for the Pacific island ... most of the inhabited island chains that make up the country.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continued his tour of Hawaii on Tuesday, meeting with troops, touring bases and giving a ...

As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom ...

With the Army’s watercraft fleet trimmed by half in recent years and the “fully mission capable rate” for ships steadily ...

has conquered the First Island Chain—China’s first order of business in any future Indo-Pacific conflict—the Type 004 will be used by the PLAN to project power into the Pacific Ocean proper.