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(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Gen. Andres Centino said the combined arms live-fire exercises (CALFEX) held by "Balikatan" troops on Thursday will greatly improve the interoperability of Filipino and American forces. "We conducted the CALFEX to improve our interoperability during combined and joint operations. This is one way of ensuring that we can operate jointly with our allies. This also serves as an opportunity for us as we are procuring new equipment; we are able to test our new weapons and armaments," he said in a statement Thursday night. This year's CALFEX was held at the Col. Ernesto Ravina Air Base (CERAB) in Capas, Tarlac, AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said. Centino witnessed the event at the Durungawan View Deck in CERAB. He was joined by Northern Luzon Command head Lt. Gen. Ernesto Torres Jr., and Philippine exercise director Maj. Gen. Charlton Sean Gaerlan. Also in attendan

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