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Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of Super Garuda Shield 2025, an Indonesia-US annual large-scale joint military exercise that brings together forces from multiple countries, in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indo-Pacific Command admiral set to wage AI-powered warfare

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) conducts routine underway operations, in the Taiwan Strait, on Sept. 9, 2023. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell/U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. missile destroyer transits Taiwan Strait in first passage since U.S.-China trade war

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese and Russian warships take part in a joint naval drills in the East China Sea, Dec. 27, 2022. (Xu Wei/Xinhua via AP, File)

Admiral warns lawmakers of ‘unprecedented aggression’ by Chinese military near Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor missile is launched from Meck Island to intercept a ballistic missile target during a Missile Defense Agency integrated flight test. Plans to rapidly deploy an integrated missile and air defense system on Guam now call for placing interceptors and sensors at just 16 sites on the strategic Pacific island instead of the initially planned 35 locations, the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency said. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Pentagon slashes planned missile defense sites on Guam in part over environmental concerns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, learns about the sale of dried seafood and the fishing harvest at Aojiao Village of Dongshan County in the city of Zhangzhou during an inspection tour in southeastern China's Fujian province on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Admiral: China’s war games practiced for a military blockade of Taiwan or an invasion

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Navy Capt. Dustin Wallace, staff judge advocate for the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaking at the 35th Indo-Pacific International Military Law and Operations Conference Aug. 27 in Manila, says China is engaged in systematic legal warfare. (Bill Gertz/The Washington Times)

In the skies, on the seas and into the courts: U.S. confronts Chinese ‘lawfare’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement on Saturday that the Chinese destroyer “executed maneuvers in an unsafe manner in the vicinity of Chung-Hoon,” a U.S. destroyer. The incident was filmed and posted online. (U.S. Navy)

Pentagon two weeks from decision on China-focused joint military task force sought by Congress

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Two soldiers fold the national flag during the daily flag ceremony in Liberty Square of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 30, 2022. Taiwan said Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 that six Chinese balloons either flew over the island or through airspace just north of it, while Chinese warplanes and navy ships were also detected in the area. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying) **FILE**

U.S. Indo-Pacific commander warns of growing danger of war over Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard ship uses water cannons on Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023. The Chinese coast guard assaulted three Philippine vessels with water cannon blasts Sunday and rammed one of them, causing serious engine damage off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea just a day after similar hostilities at another shoal, the Philippine coast guard said. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Pacific Command legal office prepares military forces for future fight with China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese naval frigate Binzhou takes part in joint naval drills with Russian warships in the East China Sea on Dec. 27, 2022. The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, he is “very concerned” about increased joint military actions by China and Russia in the region. (Xu Wei/Xinhua via AP, File)

Congress, Pentagon at odds over Pacific task force needed to prep for China war

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-17 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, that China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region” and vowed the U.S. would maintain its capability to deter potential threats posed by China. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Documents leaked by airman reveal China’s advanced hypersonic arms

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a J-15 Chinese fighter jet takes off from the Shandong aircraft carrier during the combat readiness patrol and military exercises around the Taiwan Island by the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on, April 9, 2023. China’s local maritime authorities have issued a warning for possible rocket debris in waters northeast of Taiwan, saying ships would be banned from entering the area on April 16. The announcement comes after China held large-scale military drills that formally ended Monday in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's transit visit last week to the United States. (An Ni/Xinhua via AP, File)

U.S. admiral: Risk of war with China is growing

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at an event to introduce new members of the Politburo Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

China held Taiwan war council in October, general’s memo reveals

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Admiral John C. Aquilino, U.S. Navy, is shown in this Defense Department portrait. He is the 26th Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the nation’s oldest and largest combatant command. (Photo via pacom.mil) [https://www.pacom.mil/Leadership/Biographies/Article-View/Article/2590636/commander-us-indo-pacific-command/]

China steps up subversion of global order in power grab, U.S. Pacific admiral warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, 7th AF commander, speaks with Airmen assigned to the 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron during an immersion tour at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Jan. 11, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kelsey Tucker) ** FILE **

Pacific general vows ‘robust’ response to China attack

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this photo provided Sunday, March 21, 2021, by the Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, some of the 220 Chinese vessels are seen moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea on March 7, 2021. The Pentagon's Indo-Pacific Command recently unveiled a software application that military officials say will monitor Chinese military anger at U.S. activities in the region in a bid to reduce tensions. (Philippine Coast Guard/National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP)

Pacific military command adopts software tool to monitor Chinese anger

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times