Phl, US coast guards join forces for maritime law enforcement training vs terrorism

From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 16): Phl, US coast guards join forces for maritime law enforcement training vs terrorism

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and United States Coast Guard have come together for another maritime law enforcement instructor development course focusing on anti-terrorism. The country’s maritime law enforcement agency’s role has already developed, more extensive and that the performances of responsibilities require competent enforcers, PCG Chief Vice Admiral Edmund Tan said in a statement. The anti-terrorism training aims to train PCG personnel to learn new ways in detecting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). It also aims to stop trafficking to include delivery system, advance conventional weapons and other related materials. Selected students from this course will also conduct the advance boarding course as well as training on radio encryption using the previously donated encrypted radio by the United States Export Control and Boarder Security (EXB), Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Special Operations Group (CGSOG) Commander Marco Antonio Gines said....

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