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US, Philippines launch largest combat exercises in decades across South China Sea & Taiwan Strait

Category : Defense
Published on: April 13 2023 Share on facebook

  • American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in decades in the Philippines and its waters across the disputed South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait.
  • The annual drills by the longtime treaty allies called Balikatan — Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder” — will run up to April 28 and involve more than 17,600 military personnel. 
  • About 12,200 U.S military personnel, 5,400 Filipino forces and 111 Australian counterparts are taking part in the exercises, the largest since Balikatan started three decades ago.
  • Exercise Balikatan is the most prominent annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States.
  • The exercises have been the cornerstone of Philippines–United States military relations since the closure of U.S. bases in the Philippines.
  • Australian armed forces have participated in Balikatan exercises annually since 2014.
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