U.S. and Philippine officials conducted live-fire military drills designed to train troops to repel a maritime attack amid a series of confrontations with China‘s forces in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
“We are simulating a threat coming from the sea to our shorelines so we are using our multi-domain capabilities to defend our sovereignty,” Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Romulo Quemado, Jr., told reporters, per the South China Morning Post.
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