Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Balikatan is the name for the annual military exercises between the United States and which country?

Balikatan is the name for the annual military exercises between the United States and which country?

Options

1)  Philippines

2)Thailand

3)Cambodia

4)Vietnam



answer

1)  Philippines


Other details

About 8,000 Philippine and American troops began annual military exercises

it is  the 34th iteration of the bilateral exercise

5,000 soldiers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will join their 3,000 American counterparts for the exercises.

The Australian Defense Force and Japan Self-Defense Force will also participate under the ambit of the US alliance system.

Balikatan is the name for the annual military exercises between the Philippines and the United States.

It is a Tagalog word meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder".

The exercises have been the cornerstone of Philippines–United States military relations since the U.S. bases in the Philippines closed.

Australian armed forces have participated in Balikatan exercises annually since 2014.

Australia has a visiting forces agreement, a type of a status of forces agreement, with the Philippines called Philippines–Australia Status of Visiting Forces Agreement.

The Philippines is a Southeast Asian country in the Western Pacific, comprising more than 7,000 islands
Capital: Manila
Currency: Philippine peso