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MANILA, Philippines — The US Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) has indicated an interest in conducting exercises with the Philippine Armed Forces (AFP) to improve both military skills in littoral combat operations.

Brig. Gen. Joseph Clearfield, the US MARFORPAC deputy commander, told Philippine Navy Chief Vice Adm. Adeluis Bordado during a courtesy call at the PN headquarters on Thursday.

“Brig. Gen. Clearfield indicated an interest in partnering with the Armed Forces of the Philippines on future exercises focusing on upgrading capabilities for littoral combat operations,” PN spokesperson Commander Benjo Negranza said in a statement Thursday night.

“Operations in and around the littoral zone, within a specific distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing, and support for landing operations and other sorts of combat changing from sea to ground, and back,” according to the definition.

A littoral zone is a section of the sea, lake, or river that is adjacent to the shore.

“The transition of the US Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment into the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment was also discussed, with Vice Admiral Bordado supporting the corps’ goal of maintaining a mutually supportive role as they move forward with deploying small maneuvering units to the South Pacific region as part of Commandant of the Marine Corps, General David Berger’s Force Design 2030 initiative,” Negranza added.

Clearfield, a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program, served as the platoon officer and executive officer of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines during Operation Uphold/Restore Democracy in Haiti and Operation Assured Response in Liberia while attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable).

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