Balikatan, the annual joint military exercise of the Philippines and the United States, will have activities outside the country's territorial waters for the first time since its inception.
Balikatan, the annual joint military exercise of the Philippines and the United States, will have activities outside the territorial waters of the country for the first time since its inception.In a press conference, Balikatan’s executive agent Colonel Michael Logico said these activities will be conducted beyond 12 nautical miles or 22.22 kilometers off the west coast of Palawan.
“A group sail is a maritime exercise and the events that take place there will be a combination of division tactics; search and rescue; vehicle, boarding, search, and seizure exercises; gunnery exercises; deck landing qualifications, well deck operations,” the Army officer said.According to Logico, participants will be moving from Point A to Point B in the West Philippine Sea.
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