Live firing and combat readiness drills were among the joint military exercises conducted by Philippine and US troops in various locations in the country as part of the biggest Balikatan exercise to date.
According to Maki Pulido's report on “24 Oras” on Thursday, Javelin surface-to-air missiles were fired at targets at Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, while free-fallers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Operations Command and US Special Operations Command Pacific landed in Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija after jumping off from the US Air Force’s Osprey floating 9,000 feet above.
“What you’re seeing here in ‘Balikatan’ and ‘Salaknib’ is an expression of us trying to commit to enabling and assisting the Philippine military in being able to protect their national sovereignty and protect the territorial integrity of the Philippines,” said US Army Pacific Commanding General Charles Flynn.
External defense will be at the center of the 38th Annual Balikatan Exercise in view of China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea. Among the highlights of the joint drills will be the live-fire exercises on April 26 in Zambales, which is near Scarborough Shoal. “We remain deeply committed to our alliance obligations….And as we've made abundantly clear, the mutual defense treaty applies to armed attacks on either of our armed forces, our public vessels, or aircraft anywhere in the South China Sea,” said Austin.
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