Philippines, US troops train for disaster response
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command are training together, not for military operations purposes but for disaster preparedness and response.
Col. Xerxes Trinidad, AFP public affairs office chief, said the Philippine and US militaries formally opened the nine-day event, dubbed Exercise Tempest Express 41-2026, under the Multinational Planning Augmentation Team or MPAT program.
Trinidad said the exercise would run from June 3 to 11 and bring together representatives from 17 MPAT nations and 31 MPAT members, as well as humanitarian organizations and civilian agencies.
He said the activity aims to strengthen disaster response planning, enhance interoperability, and improve coordination during humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations.
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