Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel and counterparts from the United States, Australia, Canada, France, and Japan gather at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales on Oct. 7, 2024 for the opening ceremony of the Exercise SAMASAMA 2024. (Photo: Naval Forces Northern Luzon)The...
Philippine Navy (PN) and United States Navy (USN) vessels sail in formation during the sea phase of Exercise SAMA SAMA. (Photo courtesy of PN)Philippine Navy (PN) and United States Navy (USN) vessels sailed in formation to test their interoperability during the sea phase of Exercise "SAMA SAMA", the...
(Photo by Naval Forces Southern Luzon, Philippine Navy)The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) have enhanced their interoperability as they achieved their training objectives with the conclusion of the Philippines - United States (PH-US) Exercise "SAMA SAMA" over the weekend amid...
Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of US Navy's 7th Fleet (Photo by Philippine Navy)Exercise "SAMA SAMA", a naval exercise between the Philippine Navy (PN) and United States Navy (USN), will help keep the Indo-Pacific "free and open" for all countries, a high-ranking USN officer said, amid security...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will host a bilateral naval exercise with the United States Navy (USN) dubbed as "Exercise SAMASAMA" next month.Slated from October 2 to 13, Exercise SAMASAMA "aims to further strengthen international defense cooperation and advance a rules-based international order,"...
