China tanks up its expeditionary forces

Jun 15, 2021

Hong Kong, June 15 : CCTV, China's state-owned television broadcaster, revealed something significant in a report aired on 2 June. It showed members of...

China's marine corps gets ready to kick in doors

Feb 17, 2026

The US Marine Corps (USMC) is America's go-to expeditionary force, a military service designed to react quickly to crises around the world. Likewise, China...

USS Tripoli enters West Asia combat theatre with 3,500 personnel; third US Navy nuclear aircraft carrier sails to region

Mar 28, 2026

In a post on X on Saturday, CENTCOM stated that US sailors and marines aboard the USS Tripoli reached the US Central Command area...

Will China reassess its use of airborne troops?

May 02, 2022

Hong Kong, May 2 : In 2017-18, China renamed and reorganized the airborne unit of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). Such troops,...

61 US personnel injured in fire aboard US warship in San Diego

Jul 14, 2020

Washington [US], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): Sixty one US personnel sustained minor injuries from an ongoing fire aboard a US Navy warship docked at a...

Chinese marines are ideal for Solomons-type contingencies

Nov 29, 2021

Hong Kong, November 29 : In recent years, China has been beefing up the expeditionary capacity - the ability to deploy at long distances...