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[Beacon @Beacon_68]

USAF B-1Bs WAKE11 & 12 departed Andersen AFB, Guam to South China Sea and first time approach around the Paracel islands escort by 4F-16s fighter jets. 2J-11Bs Chinese fighters take off from Woody island to ecost B-1 when fly around Paracel islands.
PEARL14,15 tanker support.

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 @sigtdn Have good trip to Cat Ba and Viet Nam

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 @sigtdn Lan Ha bay is the same Ha Long bay so depending on you to choose

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 @sigtdn Correction : Viet Hai village

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 @sigtdn In the Cat Ba I guess you visit jungle, caves, Viet Hai villa and taste seafood because seafood in Cat Ba is cheap and delicious

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 You also should taste the Pho (rice noodle) that is the famous and traditional Vietnamese

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 I have been to 16/20 places in this list many times, this list iare famous places in 🇻🇳 you should visit!

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@dilaw006 @sigtdn You should go to visit the Cat Ba island distance 20km from Ha Long bay to joint jungle with many kind of animals

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@seasteder @dilaw006 Yeah may be pollution but beside Ha Long you should go to visit Cat Bay island distance 20km the jungle with many kind of wild animals

[Man Aman Singh Chhina @manaman_chhina]

The Captain of the US Navy Submarine which sank Iranian ship Dena violated the Geneva Conventions by not picking up survivors.
The vessel and its Captain should be named and shamed.

[Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris]

Donald Trump is dragging the United States into a war the American people do not want. Let me be clear: I am opposed to a regime-change war in Iran, and our troops are being put in harm’s way for the sake of Trump’s war of choice.

Read my full statement:

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

More footage from the Philippine Coast Guard showing the extent of the damage to China Coast Guard (CCG-3104), after it collided with a Type 052D Destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (DDG-164) earlier today in the West Philippine Sea.

[Rush Doshi @RushDoshi]

Teodoro clearly got the better of this exchange.

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

@FMilcoms Repair for Cobra Gold drill

[Frances Mangosing 🇵🇭 @Frances_Mng]

WATCH: Chinese aircraft drops flares into the path of a PH Air Force plane conducting a routine maritime patrol over Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea last Aug. 8. Video shared to the Inquirer by a source.

[Jay Tarriela @jaytaryela]

NSC PRESS RELEASE
12 August 2024

Statement of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea

The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NT WPS) strongly condemns the irresponsible, unprofessional, illegal and dangerous acts of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) that harassed a Philippine Air Force (PAF) patrol aircraft on August 8 in the skies near Bajo de Masinloc.

Without any provocation or justifiable cause,two (2) PLAAF aircraft conducted dangerous maneuvers in close proximity to a PAF aircraft conducting a routine patrol mission. The PLAA planes deliberately deployed flares near the PAF aircraft, risking the safety of its Filipino crew. The PAF NC-212i aircraft never posed a threat to the PLAAF jets. By launching flares in the flight path of the PAF plane, the PLAAF fighters exhibited hazardous intent.

Just when the waters of the West Philippine Sea seemed to show calm, the
airspace above it was disturbed with acts of aggression. Our pilots and crew responded with focus, restraint, and professionalism, unfazed by the aggressive PLAAF jets.

Thus, we call on the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to cease all forms of provocative and hazardous acts that could undermine the safety of Filipino military and civilian personnel in the waters or in the skies, destabilize regional peace, and erode the trust and confidence of the international community in the PRC.

Air and maritime security patrol missions will continue within our sovereign territory, airspace, and Exclusive Economic Zone. The monitoring of our country's airspace will be intensified. Our strong, prepared and highly-motivated Armed Forces will continue sea, afor cyberspace, peting tine and again that ti si acure her regional peace, and stability. ###

[Andrew Erickson 艾立信 @AndrewSErickson]

New from Office of #Naval #Intelligence (#ONI)!

2024 Recognition & Identification Guides for 1) #China People’s Liberation Army #Navy (PLAN) & 2) China #CoastGuard & Government #Maritime Forces

https://t.co/sxk5BXaGqD

Attention, Attention, Attention—This is not a drill! Don’t miss the #PRC government naval/maritime #ship recognition Order of #Battle (OOB) guides that ONI just released! It’s the first time this unparalleled resource has been publicly updated in 15.5 months… And, for the first time ever, ONI has divided its exquisitely-detailed visual OOB into 2 separate subcomponents:

1) China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Recognition & Identification Guide
2) China Coast Guard & Government Maritime Forces Recognition & Identification Guide

Bottom line: Unparalleled resource, worth waiting for, must examine now! PRC Navy, Coast Guard, & #MaritimeMilitia forces, etc., all documented authoritatively as *nowhere* else.

Even a quick glance reveals the sheer scope & scale of Beijing’s 3 Sea Forces. The only downside to digesting this #OpenSource/#OSINT cornucopia is that you may need to strengthen your eyeglass prescription to discern the dozens of hull forms & hundreds of pennant numbers…

Citations:
— China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Recognition & Identification Guide (Suitland, MD: U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 29 April 2024).
— China Coast Guard & Government Maritime Forces Recognition & Identification Guide (Suitland, MD: U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, 29 April 2024).

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

China's Code of Conduct negotiations are a farce

https://t.co/U16IEh8vLH

[Beacon @Beacon_68]

I just got back from the South China Sea, and Xi Jinping’s words could not be further from the truth.
The CCP is not done in the South China Sea. In fact, they are doubling down on militarizing outposts in the South China Sea.

https://t.co/5DSAYLEB4t

[Duan Dang @duandang]

The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region.
https://t.co/uq31WTFCQB

[South China Sea Connect @Scs_Connect]

A Vietnamese fishing boat from Quảng Ngãi reports being attacked by Chinese coast guard ship numbered 4201's water cannons on Aug 28, in the waters of the Paracels. Two fishermen were injured. CCG 4201 had been used to obstruct VN & Philippine activities in #SCS in the past.