By Prashanth Parameswaran
PHIBLEX 2016 will be held from September 21 to October 9.
The U.S. and Philippine militaries are set to hold amphibious landing exercises in the Philippines next week as the two allies work to strengthen their relationships across a range of operations.
According to a September 18 statement by the U.S. embassy in the Philippines seen byThe Diplomat, the U.S. Marines and Sailors of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will be participating in the 31st iteration of the Philippine Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2016 from September 21 to October 9 in Luzon.
PHIBLEX 16 will include around 650 U.S. service members based in Okinawa, Japan as well as Philippine sailors and marines. It will consist of a command post exercise, field training exercises, amphibious operations, combined arms training, civil-military operations, and humanitarian and civic assistance projects.
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