US, Filipino troops begin large military drill
The United States and the Philippines, military officials said at the opening ceremony, said the Philippines 3000 soldiers and 2500 American soldiers will take part in the annual "side by side", or on a par, exercises, and the largest military exercises ally, held each year.
The United States and the Philippines, officials said the exercise will focus on in maritime safety and disaster response, but avoid the connection of the war game, they focus on China, they criticized the growing confidence in the disputed south China sea region.
The Philippines, Asia's oldest five defense treaty ally of Washington, ill-equipped already turned to the United States army modernization construction cracks with China rising tensions in the territory.
Left-wing activists protested dozens of in the opening ceremony held in the Philippine capital Manila, among them the main camp outside. Exercises and recently signed an agreement, they say, allowed in the country a greater American military presence would violate the Philippine constitution, in addition to their presence has been included in the ban treaty foreign troops.
NJ2222EC SKF NJ2226EC SKF NJ2224EC SKF NJ230EC SKF NJ2228EC SKF NJ2304EC SKF NJ2305EC SKF NJ2232EC SKF NJ2230EC SKF NJ2236EC SKF NJ2240EC SKF NJ224EC SKF ;
Deploy troops in Australia 65 soldiers and air force personnel to participate in the drills and charity activities. It also deployed P3 Orion aircraft, and the United States and the Philippines military counterparts to monitor operation, the royal Australian air force lieutenant colonel Nicholas pratt said. 'and the Philippines, allowing its forces held military exercises in the agreement of the country's troops in the Philippines, the only such agreements in Manila has signed in addition to the United States.
Philippine foreign secretary Albert del rosario said the drill will enhance the ability of countries to cope with the growing tension "due to excessive expansion and maritime and territorial claims" and "the behavior of the radical mode" threat to regional peace and stability.
The exercise will be held in camp north and west of the Philippines, including three in the south China sea edge tracing inverness and palawan province. Exercise will include maritime surveillance, exercise live-fire drills, in dealing with the training and bomb "mass casualties," said a Philippine military statement.
China, the Philippines, brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam in the area rich in oil and gas resource potential in the south China sea and busy, with Beijing water laid claim almost the entire body overlapping claims.
Territorial row between Beijing and Manila deterioration, the Chinese government vessels effectively obtain the disputed scarborough shoal control is sealed off the two Thomas ford in 2012, the Philippine marines have according to the grounding warships since 1999.
China coast guard ships twice tried to stop the ship to transport food and Marine corps of fresh batch 2 Thomas ford, is becoming more and more nervous. A Philippine military aircraft in the food supply and letters from the Philippines supporters were trapped in the second Thomas ford marines last weekend.
