SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — A 10-day joint military training involving more than 1,500 Filipino and American troops officially began here on Wednesday. The military drill was dubbed “Kamandag” or “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma ng Dagat (Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea)is on its third edition. ADVERTISEMENTThe training is a Philippine-led military training exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and US forces that will run until Oct. 18, according to Capt. Maj. Gen. Ramiro Manuel Rey, chief of the Northern Luzon Command, led the opening ceremony of the exercise at the Subic Bay International Airport here on Wednesday morning. The participating forces will engage in assault amphibious vehicle and low-altitude air defense training, Serapio said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 09, 2019 04:07 UTC