Philippines, U.S. kick off annual joint military exercise

Philippines, U.S. kick off annual joint military exercise

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (R) and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim (L) attend the opening ceremony for the "Balikatan" drills, an annual, bilateral, large-scale military exercise, on May 8, 2017, in Manila. The exercises are focused on humanitarian and disaster response operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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