CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The US military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have concluded the 37th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise, Balikatan 2022. Around 9,000 members of the Philippine Marine Corps, Navy, Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, special operations forces and the US military took part in the exercise.

Detailed explanation-2: -Manila, March 22, 2022-Approximately 8,900 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the U.S. military are teaming up for Balikatan 2022, one of the largest-ever iterations of the Philippine-led annual exercise taking place across Luzon, from March 28 to April 8.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exercise Yudh Abhyas is conducted annually between India and USA with the aim of exchanging best practices, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures between the Armies of the two nations. The previous edition of the exercise was conducted at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska (USA) in October 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -Called Kamandag, the Tagalog acronym for “Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea,” the drills involve 1,900 U.S. Marines and more than 600 mostly Philippine counterparts in mock amphibious assaults and special operations, U.S. and Philippine military officials said.