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
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