US Marines help gun down beach invaders in simulated Philippines defense

PH, allies hold live fire coastline defense drill

(UPDATE) THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), together with the United States Armed Forces, Australian Defense Force and New Zealand Defense Force, simulated coastline defense against enemy amphibious landings, the military said in a statement on Tuesday.Led by the Philippine Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Brigade, the activity called Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise (CLLFX-West) was held at the Apurawan Beach Landing Site in Aborlan, Palawan,…

US Marines help gun down beach invaders in simulated Philippines defense

PALAWAN, Philippines — The peace of the idyllic cove, where palm trees fringed a golden beach, was suddenly shattered by the launch of rockets from an American HIMARS. The battle was soon joined by a cacophony of blasts and booms from bombs delivered by fighter jets, 105mm towed howitzers, 81mm mortars, and Javelin and TOW missiles.The tropical location was the west coast of Palawan, an elongated Philippine island on the edge of the South China …