The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, meets with the Commander of the United States Pacific Fleet, Admiral Samuel Paparo, on Thursday, August 18.
Admiral Paparo’s visit follows the recently concluded Pacific Partnership 2022 and the Rim of the Pacific exercises. In their meeting, the two military leaders affirmed their desire for greater cooperation, especially in establishing real-time information sharing and collaboration in maritime domain awareness. They also anticipate the successful conduct of marquee activities, including Exercise Sama-Sama between the Philippine Fleet and the US Navy in October, the Exercise Kamandag between the Philippine and US Marine Corps in October, and the Balikatan Exercises next year.
(Photo by A2CCastro PAF/ PAOAFP)
