MANILA, Philippines: The United States and the Philippines held their third joint sea and air patrol in three months off the Southeast Asian country's coast on Friday, the allies said.
MANILA, Philippines: The United States and the Philippines held their third joint sea and air patrol in three months off the Southeast Asian country's coast on Friday, the allies said.The latest sea and air patrols in the South China Sea come as Washington seeks to strengthen its defense ties in the region in the face of an increasingly assertive China.
Friday's sea and air patrols involved the US combat ship USS Gabrielle Giffords and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, along with the Philippine Navy's BRP Gregorio del Pilar warship and an AW109 helicopter.The Philippine military said the patrol was held in its exclusive economic zone but did not provide an exact location.
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