Three communities in Panay
will benefit for this year’s Philippines-United States "Balikatan"
joint exercise which will be held from April 4 to 16.
This year's maneuvers will focus on a variety of missions
which includes humanitarian assistance, maritime law enforcement and
environmental protection.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through the Army’s
3rd Infantry Division together with its counterpart from the US Armed Forces
(USAF) will conduct humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) projects that include
engineering civic action program (ENCAP) and cooperative health engagement
(CHE) activities in three sites namely: Barangay Jaena Norte in Jamindan,
Capiz, Barangay San Nicolas in Tapaz, Capiz and Barangay Matangharon in Dingle,
Iloilo.
Engineers from the AFP and USAF will begin preliminary work
on three different elementary school buildings at the three ENCAP sites on
March 29; while military medical personnel of both countries will conduct
medical first aid training also at the three sites with the contribution of
local community-based health workers as part of the CHE activities in the
coming days.
Other “Balikatan” 2016 HCA events within the area of 3rd
Infantry Division include basic first responder, disaster mental health,
hygiene, and nutrition training in the Municipality of Jamindan, Capiz,
civil-military operations exchange training at Camp Peralta, Jamindan, Capiz,
home of 3rd Infantry Division, and a series of structural assessment for
airports and seaports in the provinces of Capiz, Aklan, Antique and Iloilo.
Meanwhile, in the vicinity of the province of Antique
Primarily, the purpose of the activities is to enhance
techniques, tactics and procedures as a critical part of inter-operability as
well as readiness and cooperation of both countries, consistent with the Mutual
Defense Treaty and Visiting Forces Agreement.
This year’s “Balikatan” is the 32nd of its series and the
second in Panay .
It will formally start on April 4 with an opening ceremony
at Camp Peralta
Closing ceremony will take place at Matangharon
Elementary School in Dingle, Iloilo
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