Monday, March 28, 2016

PHL units involved in 'Balikatan' to conduct 'CPX' exercises Monday

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 27): PHL units involved in 'Balikatan' to conduct 'CPX' exercises Monday

Filipino military units, deployed for this year's 'Balikatan' exercises, will start their "command post exercises" (CPX) Monday.

This was disclosed by "Balikatan" spokesperson Capt. Celeste Frank Sayson on Sunday.

He added that the activity is one of the pre-'Balikatan' maneuvers which will last for one week.

"CPX" involves placing all commanding officers of Philippine units earnmarked for the annual wargames will be place in one room and made to response to stimulated scenarios which include a sudden movement of the West Valley Fault which triggered a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that severely impacted Metro Manila.

Sayson said this stimulated exercises will teach Filipino commanders on how to properly react during a crisis, exercise their command-and-control mechanisms, and how to coordinate their response with Malacanang and the National Security Council and allied nations like the US.

Units involved in the earthquake scenario includes those of the Tarlac-based Northern Luzon Command and Lucena-headquartered Southern Luzon Command.

"Balikatan 2016" is scheduled to start this April 4 and will end on April 15.

An estimated 3,773 Filipino soldiers and 4,904 US troops will participate in the two-week military maneuvers.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=870417

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