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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 27 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Cambodia and the United States began a four-day maritime drill off the Cambodian coast on Sunday aimed at building capacity to deal with regional humanitarian disasters.
Lt. Gen. Chhum Socheat, spokesman of Cambodia's National Defense Ministry, said the exercise, which will last until Wednesday, involves 500 troops from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and U.S. Marines.
The U.S. military said elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in the exercise, which includes a port call, English engagement exchanges and community relations projects.
The exercise "ensures that the region is adequately prepared for regional humanitarian disasters, such as the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Cyclone Nargis in May 2008, by allowing partner nations to work together and build relationships before a critical need develops," the public affairs office of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit said.
3 comments:
Cambodia is now on the hot track of China and USA
USA has a lot of lose if allow Cambodia to fall in the hand of china/viet.
Nice try USA but most important that you must not lose Cambodia to china and vietcong
If at first the USA did not succeed,
the USA will try again and again in
Southeast Asia.
The second time,will the USA win the
war this zone?
Wait and see in 2012.
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