U.S. forces are back in the Philippines for another round of joint exercises with their Filipino counterparts as Washington and Manilla expand cooperation. Marine Aviation Support Activity 2023 and Cope Thunder 2023-2 kicked off last week. Both sets of drills are now underway across the Philippines, keeping up an almost continuous series of U.S.-Philippine military exercises that started in February. Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) started July 6. U.S. forces will continue training with the Armed Forces of the Philippines until July 21. This iteration of the exercise is the largest to date, with 2711 personnel and 43 aircraft from … Continue reading U.S., Philippines Forces Training in Tandem As Countries’ Alliance Expands