A series of exercises await BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) and her crew upon arrival at the exercise area of "Kakadu 2014" this coming Aug. 24, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Thursday.
Navy public affairs office chief Lt. Cmdr. Marineth Domingo said that the maneuvers, which are designed to improve proficiencies and efficiency of the ship and crew, are the following:
*Graduated harbor training;
*Mariner skills work-up;
*Force integration training;
*Structured live weapons practice;
*Collaborate planning;
*Structured tactical free play.
"Kakadu 2014" is slated this Aug. 25 to Sept. 12. It will be held at the Northern Australian Exercise Area.
Twelve countries will be participating in the biennial naval maneuvers hosted by the Royal Australian Navy.
The participating countries with navy ships/aircraft are
This is the second time the PN has sent its ship to participate since the exercise began way back in 1993.
The first time that the PN sent a ship was in 1999. PN observers were also sent in 2003, 2005, and 2007.
It can be recalled that in March 2014, Alcaraz’s sister ship, BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) was also sent to Indonesia to participate for the first time in the Multilateral Naval Exercise codenamed “Komodo” which was participated by 16 countries.
The PN’s participation in multilateral exercises is an affirmation of its commitment in collaborating with other navies to promote peace and stability in the maritime region.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=675197
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