US, Philippine marines launch what could be their last joint drills
2016-10-05 09:04:15 source：Global Times
October 4, 2016
"US and Philippine marines and sailors kicked off on Tuesday what could
be their last joint military exercises in the Philippines' main Luzon
island and Palawan.
The US Embassy in Manila said last month
that at least 1,400 US marines based in Okinawa, Japan, and 500
Philippine troops will participate in this year's Philippines Amphibious
Landing Exercise codenamed PHIBLEX 33.
Philippine President
Rodrigo Duterte said this year's PHIBLEX, which wraps up on Oct. 12,
will be the last joint war games that will take place during his term
which ends in June 2022. PHIBLEX is the first and perhaps the last joint
military exercises between the two treaty allies during Duterte's
six-year term."
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