From the Philippine News Agency (May 10): US, Philippine Marines to 'assault hostile beach' Sunday
BRP Dagupan City
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With "Balikatan 2014" now on its first week, American and Filipino Marines will "assault a hostile enemy beach" at Ternate, Cavite
Joint maneuvers will start 8: 30 a.m., said Philippine Navy Civil Military Operations Group commander Col. Edgard A. Arevalo.
He added both Marine contingents will be aboard the BRP Dagupan City
He said the objective of this exercise is defeat the "enemy" while attaining the highest state of inter-operability through sharing of technique, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) that American and Filipino sailors and Marines practice in their respective armed forces.
The "landing force" is comprised of Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) Special Operations Platoon, PMC Force Reconnaissance, and US Marine Corps Reconnaissance elements on board three of PMC's newly acquired small unit riverine craft.
PN Captain Virme Torralba is the commander of the Amphibious Task Force.
"The capability to conduct amphibious operation -- that of being able to launch a seaborne force from the ship to the shore -- is a competency unique to the the Philippine Marine Corps as a type command under the Philippine Navy," Arevalo said.
"This competency of the Philippine Marine Corps is the umbilical cord, so to speak, that binds it with Philippine Fleet that provides the platforms or the ships from where the Marines are landed to some hostile beaches to engage the enemies entrenched inland," he added.
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