Five US Navy ships will be participating in this year's
"Balikatan" excercises, a military spokesperson confirmed Monday.
Capt. Celeste Frank Sayson, "Balikatan"
spokesperson, however did not give the names and exact types of the
participating American ships except one of them will be most likely a
"guided missile destroyer."
He said the number of American ships to join the annual
joint maneuvers could still climb as the listings are not yet final.
US Navy ships are expected to participate in the maritime
interdiction exercises which will held off the eastern side of Palawan .
Sayson said two Philippine Navy ships are slated to
participate in this activity.
He defined maritime interdiction as military efforts to deal
with pirates and other vessels not cleared or without permission to enter
Philippine territorial waters.
"Balikatan 2016" is scheduled to start on April 4
and end on the 15th.
An estimated 3,773 Filipino soldiers and 4,904 US
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=868939
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