US Marine Commander in the Pacific ends 3-day PH visit 364 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ROY C. MABASAA high-ranking United States Marine official on Monday ended his three-day official visit to the Philippines aimed to strengthen the interoperability between the two countries’ Marine corps as well as the US-Philippine alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. Craparotta met with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Benjamin Madrigal Jr. and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Commandant General Alvin Parreño to discuss the US Marine Corps-AFP partnership. This is the first visit of Craparotta in the Philippines since assuming the command of MARFORPAC in August 2018. On the Philippine side, Gen. Parreño emphasized the “Marine to Marine Staff Talks” promotes cooperation and interoperability between the two forces.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 18, 2019 10:52 UTC