PHL-US joint military exercises begin

AMERICAN soldiers don Balikatan patches during the opening ceremony of the Philippine-United States annual joint military exercises on March 28, 2022 at Camp Aguinaldo, the headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). There will be 3,800 AFP members and 5,100 from the US military who will engage in simulation activities on maritime security, amphibious operations, live-fire training, urban operations, aviation operations, counter-terrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.