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BEIJING: The US Navy said its guided-missile destroyer USS Milius conducted a navigational rights and freedoms mission in the South China Sea near the Spratly Islands on Monday (Apr 10).
Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/south-china-sea-us-navy-uss-milius-3407496?cid=cna_flip_070214
The fourth base is to be on Palawan island in the South China Sea, which lies near the Spratly Islands, where China and the Philippines have dueling maritime and territorial claims.
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/us-philippines-break-ground-on-25-runway-rehabilitation-project/
This month, the Philippines identified four military bases - in addition to five existing sites - to which US forces will have access, including one near the Spratly Islands.