Latest "Indian Ocean" stories

Capt. Orr “Recoil” Genish, 37th Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, uses a land mobile radio as he watches a B-1B Lancer land in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, Oct. 17, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Hannah Malone/Air Force)

B-1B bombers return to Diego Garcia island base after 15 years

Lancers showed up after China began holding military air drills near Taiwan and launched a joint naval exercise with Russia in the Sea of Japan.

By Rachel S. Cohen

17 months ago

China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic, says a top US general

U.S. military commanders around the globe caution that China's growing assertiveness isn't simply happening in Asia.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

23 months ago

New in 2021: Will 1st Fleet and Atlantic Fleet outlast the Trump administration?

It remains unclear whether plans announced by Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite in December will carry over into the new administration.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

SECNAV calls for standing up new numbered fleet in the Indo-Pacific

Some question the feasibility of standing up a U.S. 1st Fleet at the nexus of the Indian and Pacific oceans.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

With an eye on China, US Navy joins India, Japan and Australia for Malabar exercise

The India-led exercise comes amid increased tensions between New Dehli and Beijing.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

2 years ago

Iran test fires cruise missiles resistant to ‘electronic war,’ says naval chief

Iran test fired cruise missiles in a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman and northern Indian Ocean, state media reported Thursday.

3 years ago

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