Naval Education Training Doctrine Command, San Antonio, Zambales province, Philippines, April 25, 2023— A combined force of U.S. and Philippine servicemembers participated in a combined joint littoral live-fire exercise today, the culminating field training event for Balikatan 2023.
Approximately 1,400 Marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen and Coast Guardsmen from both countries took part in the training, which involved detecting, identifying, targeting and engaging a target ship using a variety of ground and air-based weapons systems.
LtGen Arthur Cordura, the AFP Vice Chief of Staff, participates in the video teleconference meeting of top military officials on April 26 ahead of the formal Chiefs of Defense scheduled in August this year.
AFP Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino PA joins President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr and other government officials in the Change of Command Ceremony of the Philippine National Police at the PNP headquarters in Quezon City on April 24. PGen Rodolfo Azurin Jr retired from the police service and was replaced by PMGen Benjamin Acorda Jr. (Photo by PFC Carmelotes/PAO, AFP)
