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US troops take part in ‘Balikatan’ free-fall drills in the Philippines.

MANILA, Philippines β€” Last March 28 and 29, some 251 military soldiers from the Philippine Armed Forces (AFP) and the US Indo-Pacific Command conducted free-falling exercises over Barangay Mapalad in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.

The participants are from key units of the two countries’ Special Operation Forces (SOF) and are “Military Free Faller and Airborne” qualified, according to AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor.

“The 51 Philippine and US Military Free Fallers, as well as 200 Static-Line Airborne, parachuted into Barangay Mapalad, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija,” he stated.

This exercise, dubbed the “Balikatan Friendship Jump,” aims to improve the individual, unit, joint, and combined SOF airborne capabilities, according to Baclor.

While civilians and military onlookers looked on, the jumpers leaped from two US MC130 planes. “In addition to the jump, the activity was characterized by wing exchange and profound sharing of experiences by the participants,” he continued.

Around 3,800 AFP members and 5,100 US military personnel participated in the yearly exercise, which is the greatest combined number of people from the two militaries since the commencement of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in 2020.

Only 226 American and 415 Filipino military soldiers took part in “Balikatan” 2021, while “Balikatan” 2020 was canceled owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The “Balikatan” exercises for this year began on March 28 and will conclude on April 8.

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