https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-sails-in-the-philippine-sea-for-keen-sword-drillsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-sails-in-the-philippine-sea-for-keen-sword-drillshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-sails-in-the-philippine-sea-for-keen-sword-drills#u160732Thu, 29 Oct 2026 03:49:26 +0000The US and Japan have begun joint military drills, known as Keen Sword, in the Philippine Sea. The exercises involve the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and are aimed at demonstrating sustained US carrier strike group deployment and active four-way naval interoperability with Japan, Australia, Canada, and France. The drills are taking place amid rising regional tensions and as a Chinese aircraft carrier group, led by the Liaoning, moves into the Pacific.Why it mattersThe joint drills between the US and Japan are a show of force and cooperation in the region, particularly as tensions ri