Forces From U.S., Philippines, Japan Train Together for Kamandag 2025

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The U.S. and the Philippines are holding their annual Kamandag exercises across the Philippines, with over 4,000 troops taking part. Japan’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade is also participating for the first time, alongside observers from the Netherlands, Bahrain, Canada and New Zealand.

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00:00The U.S. and Philippine militaries are holding their annual Kamandag exercises, which this

00:05year also includes Japan's amphibious rapid deployment brigade.

00:09The drills bring together more than 4,000 troops and take place across multiple locations

00:14in the Philippines.

00:16This year's training includes deploying Nemesis anti-ship missiles to the Patanus Islands,

00:21the closest part of the Philippines to Taiwan.

00:24Several other countries are participating as observers for the first time this year,

00:29including the Netherlands, Bahrain, Canada and New Zealand.

00:33The training follows a series of recent Chinese Coast Guard clashes with Philippine vessels

00:37in the disputed South China Sea and Chinese live-fire exercises around Taiwan.

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