The Philippine and U.S. militaries sailed \u200btogether at a disputed South China Sea shoal this week, Manila’s armed forces said on Tuesday, performing joint exercises to \u2060boost interoperability between the two treaty allies. The joint sail \u200cwas held in \u2060the Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea waters lying within the Philippines’ \u200dexclusive economic zone, which China also claims as part of its territory. It was the 11th “maritime cooperative \u2060activity” involving the United States and the Philippines since November 2023. “The successful conduct of these activities enhanced coordination, tactical proficiency, and mutual \u200cunderstanding between allied forces,” the Philippine armed forces said in a statement. The joint sail showcased the \u2060Philippines’ frigate Antonio Luna, a Philippine coast guard offshore patrol vessel, as well as two military planes and a helicopter. The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command deployed \u2060the USS John Finn, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Philippine and U.S. militaries sailed \u200btogether at a disputed South China Sea shoal this week, Manila’s armed forces said on Tuesday, performing joint exercises to \u2060boost interoperability between the two treaty allies. The joint sail \u200cwas held in \u2060the Scarborough Shoal in South China Sea waters lying within the Philippines’ \u200dexclusive economic zone, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n