US, Philippines to hold joint military exercises
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="drill">drill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readiness">readiness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="maneuvers">maneuvers</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="involve">involve</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 7,000 <span word="troops">troops</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="reinforce">reinforce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>, <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="Lieutenant">Lieutenant</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jessie">Jessie</span> <span word="Dellosa">Dellosa</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="manifests">manifests</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="unswerving">unswerving</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>," <span word="Dellosa">Dellosa</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="delighted">delighted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>' <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Balikatan">Balikatan</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="longevity">longevity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>- <span word="to">to</span>-<span word="shoulder">shoulder</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>," <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Harry">Harry</span> <span word="K">K</span>. <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Around">Around</span> 4,500 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,300 <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="include">include</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Training">Training</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="simulated">simulated</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span>, <span word="medical">medical</span>, <span word="veterinary">veterinary</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="civic">civic</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Balikatan">Balikatan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Filipino">Filipino</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="shoulder">shoulder</span>.</p><p><span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drills">drills</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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