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Balikatan Military Exercise

May 13 , 2018 2260 days 874 0
  • The United States and the Philippines began the 34th iteration of their biggest annual bilateral exercise known as Balikatan.
  • Balikatan, a Filipino term meaning “shoulder-to-shoulder” or “sharing the load together”.
  • Australia and Japan will join as observers of this exercise.
  • It will focus on a variety of missions, including mutual defence, counterterrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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