The Philippine Navy (PN) will be deploying BRP Gregorio Del
Pilar (PF-15) to this year's ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus Maritime
Security & Counter-Terrorism (ADMM-PLUS MS & CT) Exercises and the
Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Seagull.
The exercises will be held in the waters of Brunei and Singapore
PN spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Marineth Domingo said the send-off
ceremony for the Filipino frigate is scheduled for April 27.
The 11-day multi-lateral exercises will be focusing on
maritime security and counter-terrorism.
Domingo said ADMM-PLUS MS & CT will conduct its first
field training exercise which is highlighted by the rising tide of terrorism
threatening the Southeast Asian region.
It will represent another significant moment whereby
participation and commitment of all 18 countries for practical cooperation
which the two major events -- the maritime security to be represented by PN,
will participate in the sea-storming or surface operations, particularly the
visit, board, search and seizure, and the counter-terrorism operations to be
represented by Philippine Army will participate in land-storming or ground
operations.
Aside from BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, other PN participants
include one AW-109E "Power" naval helicopter (PNH-431), a medical
team and chaplain, and a naval special operations team.
Eighteen countries will participate in the annual maneuvers
and the 10 regular members are identified as the Philippines ,
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia ,
Indonesia , Lao PDR, Malaysia , Myanmar ,
Singapore , Thailand and Vietnam
The eight non-regular member countries are Australia , China ,
India , Japan , New Zealand ,
Republic of Korea ,
Russian Federation and the United States
MTA Seagull will be held from May 10 to 17 in Singapore and Brunei
This seven-day bilateral exercise between Royal Brunei Navy
(RBN) and the PN aims to enhance the interoperability and building defense
capability.
The training includes the conduct of subject matter
expertise exchanges, social interaction, shiprider program, and seaphase/field
training exercise.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=879182
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