U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 3d Marine Expeditionary
Brigade (3d MEB), the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) and the Armed Forces
of the Philippines (AFP) will be participating in the 31st iteration of the
Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2016 on September 21 to
October 9, in Luzon.
The Philippines-
PHIBLEX 16 will include approximately 650 U.S. service
members based in Okinawa, Japan and Philippine Sailors and Marines working
side-by-side to conduct a command post exercise, field training exercises,
amphibious operations, combined arms training, civil-military operations and
humanitarian and civic assistance projects.
The command post exercise in Palawan
will increase the AFP’s capability to conduct planning for and execution of
bilateral maritime operations. The field training exercises in the vicinity of
Angeles-Clark, to include small arms and artillery live-fire training, will
provide the Philippines and U.S. Marine units multiple opportunities to
maintain and improve their unit skill sets while sharing best practices and
enhancing an already high level of interoperability.
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.
Bilateral Philippines-U.S. military training opportunities
such as PHIBLEX 16 sustain our strong foundation of interoperability and
strengthen our working relationships across the range of military operations —
from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. All portions of
PHIBLEX will also play a major role in preparation for the upcoming large scale
exercise, Balikatan to take place next year.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=805558
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