US Marines and their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
counterparts will be participating in the 31st iteration of the Philippine
Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) that will take place this coming Sept. 21
to Oct. 9.
Participating units include the US
The activity will take place in Luzon .
The Philippine-led exercise will continue to enhance the
interoperability between the US Marine air-ground task force and the AFP with
the goal of improving our bilateral response to regional issues and maritime
security crises within the Asia-Pacific.
PHIBLEX 16 will include approximately 650 US service members
based in Okinawa, Japan and Philippine Marines and sailors working side-by-side
to conduct a command post exercise, field training exercises, amphibious
operations, combined arms training, civil-military operations and humanitarian
and civic assistance projects.
The command post exercise, in Palawan ,
will increase the AFP’s capability to conduct planning for and execution of
bilateral maritime operations.
The field training exercises in the vicinity of
Angeles-Clark, to include small arms and artillery live-fire training, will
provide the Philippine and U.S. Marine units multiple opportunities to maintain
and improve their unit skill set while sharing best practices and enhancing an
already high level of interoperability.
The humanitarian and civic assistance projects in Palawan will include engineering civic action projects,
to improve local infrastructure, cooperative health engagements and to share
medical best practices to meet the medical needs of Philippine citizens.
The humanitarian and civic assistance projects support the
needs and humanitarian interests of the Philippine people.
Bilateral Philippine-US military training opportunities such
as PHIBLEX 16 sustain the foundation of interoperability and strengthen our
working relationships across the range of military operations — from disaster
relief to complex expeditionary operations.
All portions of PHIBLEX will also play a major role in
preparation for the upcoming large scale exercise, Balikatan to take place next
year.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=805546
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