Should the Philippines
sovereignty be challenged or threatened by any power, the US
This was stressed by US 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
commander Brig. Gen. Paul Kennedy during the opening ceremonies of 32nd
Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX 16) at Marine Barracks Rudiardo
Brown, Naval Station Bonifacio, Fort Bonifacio , Taguig
City
Kennedy was referring to the Mutual Defense Treaty signed in
1951 by the US and the Philippines
"Sixty-four years, this alliance (has) held, our mutual
security has been upheld to the close working relationship that we have forged
in that time, and I would tell anybody, I would tell you that if anybody would
challenge the sovereignty of this country, their best friends within this
region would respond within a matter of hours and generally I assure you that
is not a hollow promise," he added.
Kennedy stressed that the nine-day PHIBLEX 16, which has a
modest budget and prepared within a minimum time, will accomplish more than
what the US
"Not only will we work on a higher end of the range of
military operations, we’re doing staff exercises down in Palawan, we’ll be
honing our interoperability and our procedures in getting to know each other
should we be called upon to operate as a military force, but likewise we’re participating
in humanitarian activities, there are joint combined engineering projects
taking place down in Palawan that I think really are the highlight of this
exercise," he added.
"It's an opportunity for marines and sailors of both
the United States and the Philippine Armed Forces to interact with their people
and when you inspire confidence in the people that those under right are way
of, our vocation, our way of existence, that you truly have won their hearts
and minds and I think that will be accomplished," Kennedy stressed.
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