<p>The 2023 Balikatan Exercises of the Philippines and the United States troops officially concluded on Friday, April 28.</p>
<p>A closing ceremony was held at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Headquarters in Quezon City, with the Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Carlito Galvez as the guest of honor and speaker.</p>
<p>Also present at the event is U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, US Indo-Pacific Command Chief Admiral John Aquilino, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Andres Centino, and AFP Balikatan Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Marvin Licudine.</p>
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<p>The 38th Balikatan, considered the largest military exercise, commenced last April 11.</p>
<p>In the span of three weeks, 17,600 Filipino and US soldiers undergone training on maritime security, amphibious operations, live-fire training, cyber defense, counterterrorism, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief preparedness.</p>
<p>President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/pbbm-observes-balikatan-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener">himself witnessed the joint live-fire sea drills </a>of the Philippine and US last Wednesday, April 26.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, after the Balikatan 2023, the Philippine Navy announced that it will be taking part in the first-ever ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (AIME 2023)&nbsp;&nbsp;from May 2 to May 8 in Singapore.</p>
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