Thousands of US warplanes increased in Manila as Chinese aggression increased in the Philippine sea

foreign [Music] new air contingent in Philippines will bolster relations but could aggravate China a U.S Air Force a Tennessee Thunderbolt 2 with the 51st Fighter Wing ozen Air Base Republic of Korea sits on the flag line of Clark Air Base Philippines after having flown missions in support of exercise ballicating 16. the 810c estate supporting a newly stood up air contingent in the indo-asia-pacific region [Music] the contingent provides opportunities to expand cooperation and interoperability with Philippine counterparts and reassure partners and allies of the United States commitment in the region the 5810 CS were joined by three hh-60g pave Hawks and approximately 200 Pacific Air Forces Personnel including air crew maintainers Logistics and support personnel thank you amid hiding tensions with China over its territorial planes in the South China Sea the Air Force sent an air contingent to Clark Air Base in the Philippines April 16th the move came just two days after Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Philippine defense secretary Voltaire gasman announced an enhanced military alliance between the two countries in Manila [Music] thank you the rotational Force includes 5a10c Thunderbolt 2s from the 51st Fighter Wing at ozin Air Base South Korea and three hh-60g Pave Hawk helicopters with the 18th Air Wing out of kadena air base Japan and more than 200 Airmen from various Pacific air forces units they include aircrew maintainers logisticians and support personnel [Music] about 175 Airmen stayed in the Philippines to stand up to contingent following the annual balacaging exercise April 4th to 16th that involved more than 8 000 service members from the U.S Philippines and Australia another 30 Airmen will arrive from prakoff headquarters at Joint Base Pearl harbor-hickam Hawaii as well as several other prakoff bases it is not yet clear how long the aircraft and Airmen will remain at Clark but future rotations are planned the composition of those units has yet to be determined [Music] the warthogs pay Fox and Airmen will remain at Clark as long as both the Philippines and the United States deem necessary Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickard a picoff spokesman told Air Force times there are many other U.S military and international assets that provide unique capabilities and which may be considered to support the air contingent Picard said at this time it is too early to speculate what other type of aircraft May support this Detachment but we are not limiting our options to any one type [Music] the Air Force group will be joining Navy p-8 Poseidon aircraft already at Clark a hub of U.S military air power until it was closed in 1991. it was reopened to U.S forces in June 2012. the service will carry out joint missions with the Philippine Air Forces focused on Maritime domain awareness Personnel recovery combating piracy and assuring access to the air and Maritime domains in accordance with international law [Music] as for the presence of the venerable warthog Picard said the a-10c was the right choice for this Mission as it is capable of littering close to the surface for extended periods to allow for excellent visibility over land and sea domains the Air Force insists the move to set up a new air contingent is not directed at any particular Nation or military the Philippine and U.S governments consult regularly on matters of mutual defense and Military cooperation and the status and activities of the air contingent will now be among those topics discussed picarde said [Music] foreign the stand-up of this air contingent and the presence of our aircraft and Personnel underscore the U.S commitment to the indo-asia-pacific region in an unpredictable and uncertain environment he continued but the move is likely to exacerbate tensions with the Chinese government which has laid claim to the South China Sea a large expanse of the Pacific Ocean encircled by the Chinese Mainland Taiwan the Philippines Malaysia and Vietnam thank you Santa has constructed military bases and Landing strips on artificially created reefs in the spratly islands an area of roughly 230 miles off the Philippine Coast the U.S has responded by sending Navy ships within 12 miles of these new islands China's self-proclaimed territory to reinforce its position that these are international waters and open to shipping and the Air Force has started sending forces to the Philippines as well [Music] thank you if the Chinese show up and do something aggressive off the Philippine Coast we need something closer than Guam War Okinawa said Gregory polling an expert with the center for strategic and International Studies of Washington DC Think Tank the 2014 enhanced defense cooperation agreement between the U.S and the Philippines allows the U.S military to rotate troops into the island nation and build structures to support military operations thank you [Music] it is clearly there so that the U.S can invest in infrastructure said polling director of size's Asian Maritime transparency initiative that's all about boosting Philippine Maritime awareness capabilities and our own intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities said polling the director of science's Asian Maritime transparency initiative foreign [Music]

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Length: 8min 32sec (512 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 02 2023