SYDNEY -- The armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the U.S. are set to conduct a joint exercise in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone on Wednesday, the U.S. military announced.
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U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and Japan Air Self Defense Force aircraft conduct a large-scale joint and bilateral integration training exercise in the Indo-Pacific region on Aug. 18, 2020. (Photo by U.S. Air Force/Reuters)
SYDNEY -- The armed forces of Australia, Japan, the Philippines and the U.S. are set to conduct a joint exercise in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone on Wednesday, the U.S. military announced.