The 9th Combined Philippine Navy (PN)-Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Maritime Training Activity-Philippines (MTA-P) officially started with the arrival of Her Majesty’s Australian Ship (HMAS) Ararat at the Ensign Majini Pier of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao in Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, Bagong Calarian in the city.
In his welcome remarks, Zamboanga City Vice Mayor Rommel Agan said, the visit of HMAS Ararat signifies the strong alliance and relationship between the Philippines and Australia, and “we appreciate that Zamboanga has been chosen as one of the ports of all”.
“The presence of our partners from the Australian Navy is something that we, here in Zamboanga City will truly value,” said Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said..
“We the foot soldiers, airmen, sailors, and the marines of Western Mindanao Command will just be around the corner to ensure that the security of our joint area of operation is being protected,” he said.
“With this joint exercise, I do believe that it is a very big deterrent so that the enemies of the state will think twice of passing along the area where the joint exercise is being conducted,” he added.
Since 2017, the MTA is being conducted to continuously enhance the inter-operability of both navies. For this year, it will run from October 14 to November 6.
https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/philippine-australia-navies-joint-training-starts-in-zamboanga-city/
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