Manila, November 25, 2020 — U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett met with Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense (DND) Cardozo Luna and senior Philippine military officials on Wednesday, November 25, in Manila. Secretary Barrett’s visit reaffirms the United States’ steadfast military partnership with the Philippines, the oldest U.S. treaty ally in ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Air Force, Armed Forces of the Philippines, counterterrorism, COVID-19, Department of National Defense (DND), Indo-Pacific, maritime, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Navy
Manila, November 25, 2020 — Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Kimberly Kelly and representatives from the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines’ Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) turned over a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) to the Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy, Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo, at Naval Base Heracleo Alano, Sangley Point, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. Agencies | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Indo-Pacific, JUSMAG, Philippine Navy
Manila, February 21, 2020 — U.S. and Philippine naval engineers celebrated on February 19 the opening of a new two-room classroom they built together in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. “This project provides a much-needed schoolhouse for the Malatgao National Elementary School in Palawan, which will be utilized by over 120 students. We are proud to assist ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 21 February, 2020 | Topics: Education, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, humanitarian assistance, Humanitarian projects, Philippine Marines, Philippine Navy, Puerto Princesa City, U.S. Navy, U.S. Sailors
Manila, November 12, 2019 — U.S. and Philippine military personnel, local government representatives, non-governmental organizations, and local residents partnered together for a second time to install artificial habitat reefs in Maragondon, Cavite, on October 8, 2019. A total of 60 jackstone-type artificial habitat reefs were installed off the coast. In August, the group also installed ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 November, 2019 | Topics: Environment, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine National Police, Philippine Navy, U.S. Armed Forces
Manila, October 15, 2019 — The U.S. Navy, Philippine Navy, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force launched Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama with an opening ceremony in Puerto Princessa on Oct. 14. This is the third iteration of MTA Sama Sama, a maritime exercise designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 October, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama, Philippine Navy, U.S. Navy
U.S. and Philippine Marines participated in an Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) in Subic Bay, Philippines, from Aug. 26 – Sept. 6, 2019. The U.S. Marine Corps has partnered with the Philippine Marine Corps for the last eight years to develop skill sets and policies to enable the Philippine Navy and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 6 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Philippine Marines, Philippine Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy
SATTAHIP, Thailand (NNS) – The U.S. Navy and maritime forces from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will begin the first ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise (AUMX) with opening ceremonies at Sattahip Naval Base, Thailand Sept. 2. Co-led by the U.S. and Royal Thai navies, AUMX will consist of pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 3 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, ASEAN, ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise, Philippine Navy, U.S. Navy, U.S.-ASEAN
The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) leads the Ronald Reagan Strike group, including the Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Benfold (DDG 65) and USS Milius (DDG 69), during a photo exercise in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 7 August, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Indo-Pacific, Philippine Navy, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, U.S. Navy, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
Manila, March 13, 2019 — U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) and embarked 7th Fleet staff arrived in Manila today for the ship’s first port visit to the Philippines since 2016. The Blue Ridge and 7th Fleet team have longstanding ties with the Philippines and this port visit offers opportunities to reconnect ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 13 March, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines, U.S. and Manila | Tags: Indo-Pacific, Philippine Navy, U.S. 7th Fleet, USS Blue Ridge
U.S. and Philippines Strengthen Alliance with Maritime Training Activity 2018 Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific U.S. Navy San Fernando City, PHILIPPINES (NNS) – The U.S. and Philippines Navies kicked off Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama at Naval Station Ernesto Ogbinar in San Fernando City, Philippines, July 9. The week-long engagement focuses on the full ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 July, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama, Philippine Navy, U.S. Navy
Members of the Philippine Navy and Marine Corps receive, inventory, (L), and watch a demonstration of wear and use, (R), of a delivery of 1,000 M40 field protective masks from the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Philippines. This delivery is one ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 September, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Armed Forces of the Philippines, JUSMAG, Mutual Logistics Support Agreement, Philippine Navy
Top left: Sailors assigned to littoral combat ship USS Coronado (LCS 4) drive an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to Philippine Navy ship Ramon Alcaraz (FF 16) for personnel transfer. The U.S. and Philippine navies are conducting a coordinated counter-piracy patrol to protect maritime commerce and enhance maritime security in the region by enhancing both navies’ ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 1 July, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16), Philippine Navy, U.S. Navy, USS Coronado (LCS 4)
Manila, June 19, 2017 — The U.S. and Philippine navies will participate in the Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama June 19-25 in the vicinity of Cebu. Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama is designed to enhance the complexity and diversity of training opportunities, while strengthening the longstanding alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 June, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Cebu, Maritime Training Activity Sama Sama, Philippine Navy, U.S. Navy
Tawi-Tawi, May 11, 2017 — During a visit to Tawi-Tawi yesterday, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Michael S. Klecheski handed over a Law Enforcement and Community Medical Facility to the Philippine National Police Maritime Group (PNP MG), the Philippine Navy, and the Philippine Marines in support of the shared U.S.-Philippine goal to strengthen maritime public ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 11 May, 2017 | Topics: Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: Michael Klecheski, Philippine Marines, Philippine National Police Maritime Group (PNP MG), Philippine Navy, Tawi-Tawi
Manila, December 9, 2016 — The BRP Andres Bonifacio (FF-17) arrived in the Republic of the Philippines, December 8. The ship, a former United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, is expected to bolster the Philippine Navy’s Fleet, providing increased maritime presence throughout the Philippines’ territorial waters and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). U.S. Coast ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 December, 2016 | Topics: Events, Press Releases | Tags: Boutwell, BRP Andres Bonifacio, Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program, Philippine Navy, United States Coast Guard
