TRADOC playing major role in improving military ties with ASEAN

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 20): TRADOC playing major role in improving military ties with ASEAN

Aside from turning out quality Filipino military personnel, the Philippine Army's Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) is also playing an important role in improving the country's relations with other ASEAN members.

"You (TRADOC) have greatly contributed in the molding of my professional being, and the thousands of PA and the ASEAN armies who benefitted from the professional training programs and erudite tutelage of this illustrious military learning Institution," Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said.

TRADOC celebrated its 65th founding anniversary last November 18.

He also expressed confidence that the institution will be able to scale higher heights of achievements in the coming years.

ASEAN's 10 member states consist of Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Incidentally, this special relationship will come again to the fore when the PA will hosts this year's ASEAN Chief of Army Multilateral Meeting this coming Dec. 4 to 8.

Possible topics to be discussed in the four-day meeting are areas of common security concerns and closer coordination, and disaster response initiatives, and military training.

It is the meeting's 17th iteration and will be held at PICC Complex in Pasay City.

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