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U.S. Launches Massive Pacific Air Force Exercise Amid Tensions

7/12/2025

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The U.S. has kicked off a significant Air Force exercise in the Pacific, mobilizing 12,000 troops and 350 aircraft, as tensions with China escalate. Simultaneously, F-35 fighter jets are conducting joint drills in the Philippines, strengthening defense ties and raising alarms in Beijing about the growing U.S. military footprint in the area.

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The U.S. has kicked off a significant Air Force exercise in the Pacific, mobilizing 12,000 troops and 350 aircraft, as tensions with China escalate. Simultaneously, F-35 fighter jets are conducting joint drills in the Philippines, strengthening defense ties and raising alarms in Beijing about the growing U.S. military footprint in the area.