U.S.-Philippines Troops in Joint Exercises
Upcoming joint training exercises will combine military and humanitarian efforts to root out militants from the regional terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, top U.S. and Philippine military commanders said Tuesday. “We note that throughout the region, some of these organizations, such as the JI, draw their support in areas where there is a lack of security … and they tend to take advantage of those,” Adm. William Fallon, head of U.S. forces in the Pacific, told reporters in Manila. Full Story