CAGE posted an update
“We don’t seek confrontation, but of course we’re ready to protect our interests, individually and mutually. And that’s why we’re publicly announcing the Task Force-Philippines here with you today,”
Words from Sec Hegseth on the new Task Force being created to deter operations in the South China Sea. As a future aviator decisions like this are something to pay attention to. This article is worth a read breaking down what a “Task Force” in this regards means.
airforcetimes.com
US-Philippine task force to reestablish South China Sea ‘deterrence’
The U.S. and the Philippines announce a joint task force to deter what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls Beijing’s “coercion” in the South China Sea.


