Filipino and American Marine units will formally start the
nine-day Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) Thursday.
Opening ceremonies will take place at the Philippine Marine
Corps headquarters in Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Bonifacio Naval Station, Fort Bonifacio ,
Taguig City
PHIBLEX 2016, the 31st iteration of the annual military
maneuvers, will end on Oct. 9, said PMC spokesperson Capt. Jerber Belonio.
He added that amphibious exercises will take place in
different areas in Luzon, including Angeles-Clark, Pampanga with command post
or table top exercises scheduled in Palawan .
Field exercises include small arms and artillery live-fire
training.
Belonio stressed that the nine-day exercise is meant to
improve interoperability of both forces in responding to crisis situations.
"PHIBLEX is a bilateral training between the
Philippines and US forces so that we can maintain readiness, enhance
interoperability and improve the ability for a bilateral Philippine-US force to
respond to natural disasters or during crisis," he pointed out.
The humanitarian and civic assistance projects in Palawan will include engineering civic action projects,
to improve local infrastructure, cooperative health engagements and to share
medical best practices to meet the medical needs of Philippine citizens.
The humanitarian and civic assistance projects support the
needs and humanitarian interests of the Philippine people.
All portions of PHIBLEX will also play a major role in
preparation for the upcoming large scale exercise, Balikatan, to take place
next year.
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