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After this year’s three-week-long, large-scale bilateral military training and exercises, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said he would want to see a more “conventional war” scenario in next year’s iteration of the joint and combined “Balikatan” drills. 

Learning from the US humanitarian operations on the shores of Gaza, the army colonel said a Philippine Air Force transport plane dropped supplies on a feature in the Spratlys, on Patag or Flat Island. On the second pass, the aircraft used a parachute to deliver supplies.

Biden and Kishida also pledged to increase the frequency of holding naval and Coast Guard drills and training activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

This alliance, which brings together defense leaders from Australia, Japan, and the Philippines, was announced during a high-profile meeting in Hawaii.

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Biden and Kishida also pledged to increase the frequency of holding naval and Coast Guard drills and training activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea.

The commander of the United States military forces in the Indo-Pacific region expressed serious concerns over China’s activities in the South China Sea.