The Philippine and US coast guards participated for the first time in joint military drills, the Armed Forces of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Thousands of allied American ... test and enhance the combined capabilities of both nations’ armed forces under the most realistic and challenging conditions." ...

Chinese navy, air, ground and rocket forces staged the drills. The Philippines used to host two of the largest U.S. Navy and Air Force bases outside the American mainland. The bases were shut down ...