Philippine Army (PA) and U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) planners commenced the three-day final planning conference for the second quarter staging of the Exercise Salaknib Phase 2 at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City on January 30, 2023.
PA and USARPAC are gearing up to stage a scaled-up iteration of Exercise Salaknib in two phases this year. Salaknib’s first phase, which will precede Exercise Balikatan, is slated for the first quarter while the second phase is scheduled for the second quarter.
The final planning conference brought together PA and USARPAC planners to effectively lay out the bilateral planning approach for Salaknib which will include around 3,000 troops from USARPAC's 25th Infantry Division and PA's 5th Infantry Division, 7th Infantry Division and 1st Brigade Combat Team.
Salaknib—which means shield in Ilocano—is an annual Army-to-Army exercise geared at strengthening the interoperability of Filipino and American soldiers in a spectrum of military operations.
Photos from the Office of the Army Chief Public Affairs