Southeast Asia Military Deployments

This page covers publicly reported military deployments in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and the South China Sea. It lists foreign forces sent to the region, force movements within it and major exercises, each with its deploying country, status, date and sources.

Deploying	Host or area	Branch	Forces and personnel	Status	Date	Verified	Sources
China	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	Fujian (18): South China Sea, southeast of Hainan (as of Nov. 2 satellite imagery) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 4, 2026	Nov 4, 2026	Taiwan News Taiwan Defence +1 more
United States	South China Sea	🚢 Aircraft carrier	USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): South China Sea (after Keen Sword 27) Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Nov 2, 2026	Nov 2, 2026	USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker USNI News +11 more
United States	Philippines	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 (VMU-1) detachment with MQ-9A Reaper drones to Antonio Bautista Air Base, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines Detachment (size not stated)	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	USNI News
United States	Philippines	🪖 Ground forces	United States: Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, sixth rotation (I Marine Expeditionary Force Marines and Sailors), led by Col. Coby M. Moran to Philippines Not stated	Confirmed active	Oct 28, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	U.S. Pacific Command (pacom.mil)
China	Myanmar	🚢 Naval forces	China: 48th naval escort task force: destroyer Tangshan, frigate Daqing, supply ship … Not disclosed	Confirmed active	Sep 24, 2026	Sep 24, 2026	CGTN, citing Xinhua

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