A Sabrah Light Tank fires a round during a counter landing live fire exercise at a beach as part of U.S.–Philippines joint military exercises in Aparri, Cagayan Province, Philippines, on May 3, 2025. More than 14,000 Filipino and U.S. troops are taking part in this year’s exercises, billed as the “Super Bowl” of military drills in the region. This year’s deployment of missile systems within firing range of waters near Taiwan and the South China Sea has drawn criticism from China, which called the drills provocative as it sent its Coast Guard to claim an island in the South China Sea. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
The Spanish Navy training ship Juan Sebastian de Elcano arrives at Amador Terminal Cruise in Panama City, Panama, on May 3, 2025. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images
