PUBLISHED : 6 May 2024 at 12: 52 UnitedStates and Philippine soldiers takepart in the live fire workout throughout the yearly joint military workouts inbetween UnitedStates and Philippine soldiers called “Balikatan” or shoulder-to-shoulder, at Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, on Monday. (Reuters image) LAOAG, Philippines – UnitedStates and Philippine armed forces fired rockets and weapons to prevent a simulated intrusion in the Philippines’ northern waters dealingwith Taiwan on Monday, in a program of military force and reinforcing ties as local stress increase. About 200 soldiers took turns safeguarding the coasts of the seaside city of Laoag in Ilocos province, introducing Javelin rockets and shooting howitzers and device weapons to wardoff an unnamed opponent attempting to storm the beach. UnitedStates and Filipino military workers sank 5 drifting pontoons standing in for amphibious landing ships as part of their yearly workouts called Balikatan, or “shoulder-to-shoulder”. The yearly drills, which include about 16,000 Filipino and American soldiers and started last month, will run upuntil May10 They come at a time of intensifying stress b
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