The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Millinocket (T-EPF 3) sits pierside at Puerto Princesa Port after arriving for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama. Now in its third year, MTA Sama Sama includes forces from Japan, Philippines and the United States, and is designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance maritime interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)
The U.S. Navy, Philippine Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force launched Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama with an opening ceremony in Puerto Princessa on October 14.
This is the third iteration of MTA Sama Sama, a maritime exercise designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance interoperability. This is the first year the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will be a participant.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, who oversees security cooperation for the U.S. Navy in Southeast Asia, said that Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama showed the evolution toward multilateral training and networked security.
“We are strongest when we sail together," said Tynch. He added “MTA Sama Sama gives us a great chance to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our friends, partners, and allies, the Philippine Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. We train together, so that together we can face threats to maritime security.”
For more than 70 years, U.S. and Philippine forces have renewed our friendship, partnership and alliance through bilateral military exchanges and exercises. (US Embassy)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028807
This is the third iteration of MTA Sama Sama, a maritime exercise designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, and enhance interoperability. This is the first year the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will be a participant.
U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Joey Tynch, commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific, who oversees security cooperation for the U.S. Navy in Southeast Asia, said that Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama showed the evolution toward multilateral training and networked security.
“We are strongest when we sail together," said Tynch. He added “MTA Sama Sama gives us a great chance to work shoulder-to-shoulder with our friends, partners, and allies, the Philippine Navy and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. We train together, so that together we can face threats to maritime security.”
For more than 70 years, U.S. and Philippine forces have renewed our friendship, partnership and alliance through bilateral military exchanges and exercises. (US Embassy)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1028807
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