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More than a thousand soldiers from the Australian and Philippines forces will be participating in an amphibious assault exercise in San Antonio, Zambales on Friday. They will be assisted by US soldiers. This drill forms part of the Philippines-Australia Alon Exercise 2023.

This exercise marks the second and final phase of amphibious action after the air assault exercise in Palawan earlier this week. This is the first time that the Philippines and Australia have conducted Exercise Alon which forms part of Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023 program.

Statement by Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) will send 1,200 personnel, 560 from the AFP, and 120 from the US Marine Corps. The military drill involves a combined amphibious landing to secure beach landing sites and parachute insertion to capture objectives with a simultaneous landing with a landing craft and USMC MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

The military equipment to be used:

• HMA ships Canberra and Anzac, with the Tarlac-class BRP Davao Del Sur (LD 602);
• Close air support from Royal Australian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft;
• Australian Military’s M1A1 Abrams tank;
• Two Philippine Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicles;
• Air lift support by Darwin-based USMC MV-22B

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