The Philippines and Australia wrapped up this year's bilateral 'Exercise Carabaroo'.
Some 138 troops from the Philippine Army's 1st Brigade Combat Team, First Scout Ranger Regiment, and Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) have trained with their Australian counterparts and Timor-Leste Army for three weeks with an aim to enhance their interoperability involving "dismounted infantry operations" in urban terrain.
Philippine Army spokesperson Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the series of army training was held in strategic areas at the Robertson Barracks, Gunn Point, and Channel Island in Darwin.
The military drill aims to strengthen tactical coordination and increase survivability, lethality, command, and control within the urban environment while enhancing the interoperability of multinational combined arms teams, he added.
The Exercise Carabaroo is part of the Australian Army's 1st Brigade's Exercise Predator's Run, a multinational training activity that simulates littoral combined arms maneuvers in a large-scale force-on-force environment.
Army Commanding General Lt.Gen. Roy Galido made remarks during the culmination activity.
"Becoming a world-class army is not about flashy uniforms and parades. It's about learning, mastering, and learning some more," Galido said.