Philippines hosts the annual Exercise Kamandag 10

More than 2,000 service members from the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea commenced Exercise Kamandag 10 on June 15, demonstrating combined readiness, interoperability and the enduring strength of the U.S.-Philippine alliance through training conducted across the Philippine archipelago.

Kamandag 10 is a multi-domain, joint and combined exercise designed to enhance maritime security, strengthen interoperability, improve contested logistics capabilities, and increase combined readiness among allied and partner forces. It is scheduled to conduct from June 15 to July 1.