The Philippines announced it had suspended the termination notice of the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr announced earlier, saying he sent a diplomatic note to US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim yesterday, and that “it has been received by Washington and well at that.” “The […]
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The first visit of the United States Secretary Michael Pompeo to the country acts a great chance for the United States to better know the country’s independent foreign policy, a political analyst said. Pompeo arrives in the Philippines recently and meet with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and pay a courtesy call on President […]
Read MoreMarines with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force exchange techniques in urban search and rescue training during San Francisco Fleet Week 2014. The event gave Marines an opportunity to work side by side with the San Francisco fire department and members of Philippine disaster response agency. The focus of the training was to improve interoperability among […]
Read MoreOsprey takeoff at LHA 5 Amphibious Assault ship during Phiblex 15 amphibious landing exercise. U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct flight operations off of the flight deck of the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) at sea near the Philippines as part of exercise
Read MoreA highlight of Philippines and United States Military Cooperation during disaster. This video production has been created to highlight the partnership between the Philippines and United States on the first anniversary of Typhoon Yolanda and Operation Damayan. It will highlight the strong relationship between the two nations, the anniversary of the US relief efforts in […]
Read MoreU.S. Marines with Landing Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group offload ammunition from the USNS Sacagawea to Subic Port in preparation for exercise PHIBLEX 15 in Zambales, Philippines. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Marines and Navy in order to […]
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