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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