LAOAG (Philippines), May 6 — US and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary “invasion” force during war games on the Philippines’ northern coast today,...
Be accountable for your actions at work so you don’t have to suffer anymore from wastage, Anwar tells civil servants after announcing record raisePhilippine and US Marines watch as a projectile hits a target at sea during a live fire exercise against an imaginary ‘invasion’ force as part of the joint US-Philippines annual military Balikatan drills on a strip of sand dunes in Laoag on Luzon island’s northwest coast on May 6, 2024.
Filipino troops followed up by firing rockets aimed at wearing down the attackers, before the two forces finished the job with machine guns, Javelin missiles and more artillery rounds.Lieutenant General Michael Cederholm, commander of the US First Marine Expeditionary Force, said the exercise was “to prepare for the worst” by “securing key maritime terrain”.
Just last week, Manila said the China Coast Guard damaged a Philippine Coast Guard ship and another government vessel in water cannon attacks around the disputed China-controlled Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on April 30. The ministers “discussed opportunities to further advance defence cooperation” and to “work together to support states exercising their rights and freedoms in the South China Sea”.
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