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Australia, the Philippines hold joint military drills in Palawan

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PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES (AUG. 24, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF FILIPINO AND AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS PARTICIPATING IN DRILLS

2. SOLDIERS MOVING WITH WEAPONS

3. FILIPINO DEFENSE SECRETARY, GILBERT TEODORO, AND AUSTRALIA’S DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND DEFENCE MINISTER, RICHARD MARLES, SPEAKING TO JOURNALISTS

4. VARIOUS OF MILITARY DRILLS

5. DEFENCE MINISTERS SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS

6. DEFENCE MINISTERS WALKING TOGETHER

7. TEDORO WALKING WITH SOLDIERS

8. SOLDIERS ARRIVING AT BEACH ON BOATS

9. MILITARY DRILLS

10. DEFENCE MINISTERS WATCHING MILITARY DRILL

11. VARIOUS OF MILITARY DRILLS PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES - AUG. 24, 2025: Filipino and Australian troops took part in a joint military drill as part of the ongoing 'Exercise Alon 25' in Palawan, Philippines, on Sunday, Aug. 24.

The drills involve amphibious vehicles, fighter jets, and ground troops using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs).

Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles, along with Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, attended the event to inspect the exercises.

Last week, Australia began its largest overseas military drills with the Philippines which include live fire exercises as well as amphibious landing operations and maritime maneuvers in the waters around the Southeast Asian nation.

The Exercise Alon 25 in the Philippines brings together more than 3,600 personnel including from Canadian Navy and the US Marine Corps’ Marine Rotation Force based in Darwin, Australia, according to a statement by the Australian Defense Ministry.

According to Armed Forces of the Philippines, the joint trainings will be held across the islands of Palawan and Luzon on Aug. 15 and 29.

The drill comes amid tensions in the disputed South China Sea which has seen the Philippines and China fight over maritime territorial claims.

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