The Philippine Army joins in the month-long Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Rotation 23-01 which will be held in various locations in Hawaii.

According to Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad, the military exercise — which will be conducted across the Hawaiian islands — envisions a tough, realistic exercise that tests the large-scale combat capabilities of the participants in "live, virtual and constructed environments."

"The exercise will level up the capability of the 91st Brigade Reconnaissance Team, 1st Brigade Combat Team in terms of combined arms operations," Trinidad said.

The JPMRC, which formally kicked off at Oahu, Hawaii on 20 October, until November 16 is the United States Army Pacific's regional combat training center for units and leaders in the complex operating environment of the Pacific Theater.

Trinidad said doctrine writers and researchers will also capture the best practices and operational aspects of the exercise which will help the PA establish its doctrine related to the Combat Readiness Training Area.

The Philippine Army's participation in JPMRC will strengthen its security and defense cooperation with the US and other partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

The JPMRC 23-01 includes soldiers from the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia as well as observers from seven other nations, to train side by side with around 6,000 troops from the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division and 8,400 service members from the US joint components.