ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, Philippines--France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and accompanying ... of deployment in the Indo-Pacific. The French carrier engaged with security allies ...

The French retaliated, killing thousands of Spaniards. It was the start of a brutal, no-holds-barred war, marked by savagery on both sides. The French tortured and mutilated their prisoners ...

Ms. de Galard had asked to come to the war. The French air force ... Ms. de Galard requested a posting to Indochina in 1953. She was assigned to aircraft transferring wounded soldiers and others ...

She flew more than 120 chopper missions in Indochina, often landing on jungle airstrips or near rice paddies amid enemy fire.

French aircraft carrier stages combat drills with Filipinos in disputed sea and visits Philippines (Picture credit: AP) ...