AUSSIE-PINOY WAR GAMES. Philippine and Australian troops perform a Combined Amphibious Assault exercise -- one ending in a cloud of
AUSSIE-PINOY WAR GAMES. Philippine and Australian troops perform a Combined Amphibious Assault exercise — one ending in a cloud of pink smoke — as part of ‘Exercise Alon’ at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui in Zambales on Friday. Armed Forces photos
Two advanced Australian F-35 fighter jets provided close air support, and Australian warships secured the surrounding waters. “It is an important aspect of how we prepare for any eventuality,” he said of the drills, which he watched with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles. The Philippine Navy deliberately grounded a World War II-era vessel on the shoal and set up a tiny garrison in 1999 to check China’s advance in the area.The Chinese coast guard said it had decided to allow the resupply on humanitarian grounds as the Philippine vessels “did not carry illegal building materials for large-scale reinforcements.”
About 2,200 soldiers are taking part in ALON 2023, 1,200 from the ADF, 900 from the AFP, and 150 from the USMC. The Philippines and Australia will also continue their defense cooperation programs and broaden the scope of their cooperation and the complexity of their activities, they said.
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