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PH, US air forces to hold Cope Thunder Exercise in April
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) will conduct the Cope Thunder Philippines Exercise 2025 from April 7 to 18 in Northern Luzon.
This annual bilateral exercise aims to enhance cooperation and interoperability between the two air forces.
The exercise will focus on sustaining and developing security, as well as promoting interoperability in both air and ground operations.
A second iteration of the Cope Thunder PH exercise is scheduled for June.
The Cope Thunder Exercise, which began in the Philippines in 1976, was revived in 2023 after being discontinued in 1991 due to the Mount Pinatubo eruption and the non-renewal of the lease on US military facilities.
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