Six months after Pearl Harbor (June 1942), the U.S. Navy faced off against the Japanese fleet again at the Battle of Midway.

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MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Navy has monitored the presence of the Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Shandong (17) and another People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy vessel in the Philippine Sea in the ...