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AFP Chief honors Malaysian Chief of Defense Force
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General Benjamin Madrigal Jr (right), Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomes General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin (left), Chief of Defense Force of the Malaysian Armed Forces at the AFP General Headquarters in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. Photo by SN1 Donald Viluan PN/PAOAFP
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – For his dedication in maintaining the strong military ties of the Philippines and Malaysia, General Tan Sri Zulkifli Zainal Abidin, Chief of Defense Force of the Malaysian Armed Forces was honored in a ceremony led by General Benjamin Madrigal Jr, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Thursday night in Makati.
“I am truly honored to have this special opportunity to celebrate the significant contributions of General Zulfikli who has dedicated his time and effort in ensuring that the Philippines and the Malaysian armed forces maintain an enduring and more strengthened relationship,” General Madrigal said.
AFP, US forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Military units from all branches of the United States and Philippine armed forces concluded their annual Balikatan military training exercise April 12 with a ceremony at Armed Forces of the Philippines Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.
During the exercise, which ran from April 1-12, Philippine, U.S. and Australian forces conducted 28 major combined or joint inter-operability events that tested and enhanced the services’ abilities to work together under different circumstances. These events included counterterrorism training, amphibious operations, live-fire training, urban operations training and aviation operations primarily throughout Luzon.
PH-US Exercise Balikatan shares Assault Amphibious Vehicle tactics in a combined amphibious exercise
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Philippine and U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conducted a bilateral amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) April 11, 2019 at Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), Zambales as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019.
The AMPHIBEX landing, which involved the movement of assault amphibious vehicles (AAVs) from L-class ships to shore, demonstrated the bilateral force’s ability to seize a littoral objective as part of a complex, combined arms operation between Philippine and U.S. ground, naval and aviation assets.
PH-US Exercise Balikatan increases warfighting capabilities, complex live fire training
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Philippine and U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conducted a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) Wednesday at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Crow Valley as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019.
The CALFEX featured the careful orchestration of combined and joint ground and air elements to seize an objective. Prior to the live-fire execution, Philippine and U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force troops spent many days rehearsing to coordinate the success of the mission.
Colonel Ilagan assumes as new Camp Commander
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Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. (right) hands over the command saber from outgoing General Headquarters and Headquarters Service Command (GHQ & HSC) Chief Brig. Gen. Dominic Pulido to newly-installed GHQ & HSC Commander Col. William Ilagan during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Friday, 5 April 2019. (Photos by Cpl Joel R Manzano PA / PAOAFP)
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The General Headquarters and Headquarters Service Command (GHQ & HSC) welcomed Colonel William Ilagan as its new Commander, replacing Brig. Gen. Dominic Pulido who retired from military service on Friday, 5 April 2019.
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