PH Army chief joins 1st Land Forces Summit in Japan


MANILA: Philippine Army chief, Lt. Gen. Roy Galido and other top Army officers from Japan, the United States and Australia held their first meeting in the Land Forces Summit (LFS) in Tokyo, Japan.

The four-way summit, hosted by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) from Dec. 12 to 14, aimed to build relations among countries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Army public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Louie Dema-ala said the summit is the first of top Army leaders from the four nations.

“The summit served as a platform where the top Army leaders discussed the current strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific Region and exchanged views on defense cooperation,” Dema-ala said.

Galido was joined by JGSDF chief-of-staff Gen. Yasunori Morishita, US Army Pacific chief Gen. Charles Flynn, US Marine Corps Forces commander Gen. William Jurney, Lt. Gen. Simon Stuart, the chief of the Australian Army, and Philippine Marine Corps Commandant Maj. Gen. Arturo Rojas.
Source: Philippines News Agency

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