More US Troops Arrive in CDO for Joint Training with PH Forces

More US troops arrive in CDO for joint training with PH forces

CAGAYAN DE ORO — Additional American troops arrived on a United States naval ship that docked at Macabalan Pier over the weekend. Colonel Anselmo Ty, group commander of the Philippine Air Force 590th Air Base Group stationed at Lumbia Air Base, said 100 US servicemen arrived to participate in the two-week humanitarian and disaster relief training with Philippine troops. The training began on March 8 and will end on March 28. READ: US servicemen …

PAF assures CDO: US troops here for joint training

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The 590th Air Base Group of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has assured residents that the presence of United States troops and military vessels in the city is not related to the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran. During the flag-raising ceremony at City Hall on Monday, March 16, Col. Anselmo Ty, commander of the 590th Air Base Group, said the American troops are in the city as part of a joint training betw…

Groups alarmed over US military presence in Cagayan de Oro

CAGAYAN DE ORO — Amid the tension in West Asia, Kagay-anons were alarmed when pictures that show United States (US) soldiers in civilian clothes arriving at Lumbia Air Base in Cagayan de Oro started to circulate online. The Army’s 4th Infantry Division confirmed the arrival of US troops, saying that residents should not be worried since their presence is just part of the joint military exercises. But for the International League of Peoples’ Stru…

More US troops arrive in CDO

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/16 March) — More American troops arrived on board the USNS Seay, a roll-on/roll-off vehicle cargo ship of the United States Navy which docked at the Macabalan pier on 15 March . Colonel Anselmo Ty, group commander of the 590th Air Base Group of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) located at the Lumbia Airbase in Barangay Lumbia, Cagayan de Oro City, said some 100 troops arrived to participate in the two-week humanitaria…