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Aus, US, Filipino forces practice retaking South China Sea island
Updated On: 26 August, 2023 08:15 AM IST | Manila | Agencies
On Monday, Australian, Filipino and American forces conducted air assault maneuvers in Rizal town in western Palawan province, which also faces the South China Sea
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Australian soldiers disembark from their landing ship during a joint exercise. Pic/AP
Australian and Filipino forces, backed by US Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill on Friday on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the disputed South China Sea.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and visiting Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles watched the mock beach landings, assaults and helicopter insertion of forces on a Philippine navy base with 1,200 Australians, 560 Filipinos and 120 US Marines participating.
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