This
Thursday's "combined arms live-fire exercise" (CALFEX), which was
held at Crow Valley, Tarlac, will boost the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP)'s capability in maritime security and territorial defense operations.
Lt
(SG) Annaleah Cazcarro, Combined Joint Information Bureau co-director, said
Filipino and American troopers participated in the CALFEX which showcased the
AFP and US Armed Forces' capability in combined and joint operations.
Also
present were Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, AFP chief-of-staff Gen.
Emmanuel T. Bautista, "Balikatan 2014" Exercise Director for Philippines
Cazcarro
said the CALFEX is the culmination of staff planning between AFP general
headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo and Western Command in Palawan
which focuses on enhancing the military's crisis action planning capability
inmaritime security and territorial defense operations.
The
drill involves actions on the ground and in the air to seize objectives held by
enemy forces.
An
infantry battalion from the Philippine Army, Marine Battalion Landing Team, and
combined Joint Special Operations Task Force from the AFP participated in
theexercise.
They
were accompanied by US Marine Corps air and navalgunfire liaison company
detachment.
Also
involved were ground and aerial assets from the Philippines
The
exercise employed special reconnaissance techniques through military free-fall
parachuting; preparatory fires and bomb drops from air assets; and aggressive
ground attack.
"This
year's CALFEX is focused on maritime security and territorial defense
operations which will greatly benefit the AFP in enhancing its capabilities
towards achieving a minimum credible defense posture," Cazcarro said.
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