Exercise Flash Piston between PH Navy, U.S. Navy SEALs started Tuesday

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00:00 Three straight weeks of intense intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capacity enhancement

00:04 training with anti-terrorist operations thrown in alongside one of the most elite special

00:09 forces on the planet, the US Navy SEALs.

00:13 Dubbed Exercise Flash Piston, the three-week rigorous regimen seeks to improve interoperability

00:19 between the two forces along with doctrine evaluation on naval warfare and SEAL operations

00:24 included in the training.

00:26 Meanwhile, another joint military tie-up kicked off today with an amphibious training exercise

00:31 dubbed Exercise ALON 2023 between Philippine and Australian Armed Forces that our Bea Bernardo

00:37 sums up in this report.

00:42 Exercise Flash Piston between the Philippine Navy and the US Navy SEALs started today.

00:46 The three weeks of training will center on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance

00:51 capabilities and anti-terrorism operations.

00:55 Last year, the activities took place in three locations but now the training will only be

00:59 in Northern Luzon.

01:08 Exercise Flash Piston serves as an excellent platform for the Philippine Navy and US Navy

01:12 SEAL to exchange best practices in maritime operations.

01:17 It also aims to strengthen interoperability between the two nations.

01:21 There is also an evaluation of doctrines on naval warfare and SEAL operations.

01:26 The US Navy SEALs are among the top special and elite forces in the planet.

01:31 And one of their successful missions was neutralizing most wanted international fugitive and Al-Qaeda

01:37 leader Osama Bin Laden in 2011.

01:40 Meanwhile, the Exercise ALON 2023 between the Philippines and Australian Armed Forces

01:45 also started today.

01:47 This is the first bilateral amphibious exercise between two countries.

01:51 The opening ceremony was held in Australia but there will also be activities scheduled

01:56 in the Philippines, particularly in the Western and Northern Luzon Commands.

02:00 According to the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the bilateral exercise will help improve regional

02:06 security through cooperation and partnership.

02:09 The interoperability and readiness of two countries will also be strengthened in response

02:14 to security challenges in the region.

02:16 The exercise is part of the Indo-Pacific and Devour, Australia's flagship international

02:21 engagement activity for the Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean regions.

02:25 Bea Bernardo for The Nation.