Coast guards from the Philippines, Japan, and the United States have opened their first-ever trilateral maritime exercises at Port Area in Manila on Thursday.
Although the PCG has trained with the coast guards of the US and Japan, the exercises from June 1 to June 7 are the first where the three will be holding drills together.
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On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Japan Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard will launch a joint three-way exercise for the first time, pro.