ASEAN Nations, U.S. Join War Games

June 15 2011

Philippines

The Philippine navy is hosting a 10-day annual multinational exercise in the Malacca Strait, Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea, reports the Sun Star (Zamboanga).

The U.S.-led Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) drills, which began on Tuesday, features a scenario-driven fleet training exercise against terrorism, transnational crime and other maritime threats, according to a Philippine naval official.

The drills are focused on real-time information exchange, coordinated...

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