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PH AND US TROOPS HOLD MILITARY DRILLS IN HAWAII

/ 4 November 2022

FILIPINO and American troops held a military training in Hawaii on October 31, 2022.

Members of the 91st Brigade Reconnaissance Company of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, the 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade of the US Army and 2-14 Cavalry Squadron, 25th ID, conducted the recon exercise at the jungles of Oahu’s East Range.

The training is part of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability Exercise being conducted by the US and its allied armies across the Hawaiian archipelago.

The month-long training exercise builds upon shared tactics, techniques and procedures to enhance readiness and response capabilities for real-world crisis and contingencies.

JPMRC 23-01 also seeks to bolster the defense relationship between the Philippines and the US, foster greater Army-to-Army interoperability and increase the defense readiness of participating forces.