Philippine and U.S. Warplanes Stage High-Stakes Patrol Over Tense, Disputed South China Sea Waters
In a bold display of military might, U.S. and Philippine bomber and fighter aircraft soared over a fiercely contested reef in the South China Sea, conducting joint patrol and air interception drills in the very skies where Chinese fighter jets had dramatically fired flares last year to chase off a Philippine aircraft, according to Philippine officials.
