The Philippines and the United States will start their biggest military exercise on Tuesday to develop interoperability and improve capability.
Over 17,600 servicemen - 5,400 Armed Forces of the Philippines and 12,200 US military personnel - will participate in the 38th Balikatan excercise scheduled from April 11 to 28.
Balikatan 2023 spokesperson Colonel Michael Logico said it would be the first time Philippine and US forces would engage in live-fire exercises at sea. As to whether the exercises were being held with China in mind, the Balikatan spokesperson said, “It’s not, but we are here to practice. We are here to show that we are combat ready.”
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