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More than 2,500 US and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan.

MANILA--More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan.

US, Philippine forces hold combat drills to brace for crisis | 2022-10-03 16:59:26

More than 2,500 Philippines and US Marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan. ‘Kamandag,’ US Navy Rear Adm. Derek Trinque, Commander of Expeditionary Strike Group 7…

The exercises come at a time of heightened tensions in the Pacific, caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the growing risk of Chinese aggression against Taiwan.

Thousands of U.S. Marines armed with stealth fighters, attack helicopters and long-range missiles will train with Japanese, Filipino and South Korean troops in Japan and the Philippines during the first half of October.

The 3rd Marine Division has primarily operated in the Indo-Pacific region and saw extensive action in World War II and Vietnam.

Born in the midst of World War II, the Marine Corps’ 3rd Division played key roles on Guam and Iwo Jima and again in Vietnam at Khe Sanh and the evacuation of Saigon.

The commander and command sergeant major of a Hawaii-based Marine Corps battalion were relieved last week due to a loss of confidence in their leadership, the service said Wednesday.

The United States and the Philippines launched the start of Balikatan 22, an annual joint military exercise, last Monday. This is the 37th iteration of