Adventures of Filipino Marines in Russia

28 Oktober 2019


LD 601 Tarlac of the Philippine Navy, arrived in Vladivostok, on October 01, 2018 (photo : VL)

Marines of the Pacific Fleet showed sailors of the Philippines Navy landing on the coast

VLADIVOSTOK - RIA News/ One year ago, Pacific Fleet Marines (Pacific Fleet) showed the sailors of the Philippine Navy from the Tarlak docking ship, which is in Vladivostok for the first time in history, an episode of the landing of amphibious assault on an unequipped coast, told Nikolai Nikolayev, head of the information support department of the BBO Pacific Fleet press service, Resurrection.


BRP Tarlac in Vladivostok (photo : TASS)

The landing ship dock "Tarlac" of the Philippines Navy arrived in Vladivostok on October 1. The commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Sergey Avakyants, discussed with the officers of the Navy of the Philippines issues of international military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign sailors visited in Vladivostok a diesel submarine of the Pacific Fleet "Komsomolsk-on-Amur".


BRP Tarlac in Vladivostok (photo : TASS)

During the visit, about 100 members of the Philippine Navy visited the Ermine Ground Marine Corps. Major General Dmitry Kovalenko, Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet Coastal and Ground Forces, told Captain 1st Rank Florente Narola Gagua, commander of the National Navy operational formation, about the history of the creation of the Marine Corps in the Pacific Ocean, the tasks of the Marines and the principles of selection for service.


Experience with BTR-82A (photo : Russian Ministry of Defense)

“An episode of the landing of an amphibious assault on an unequipped coast during which the new BTR-82A simulated a float from a large landing ship and an approach to the coast was presented to the guests at the training ground. Also, Filipino sailors were shown how the marines supported by armored personnel carriers using small arms and grenade launchers, fights on the defensive, marines passing an obstacle course and practicing hand-to-hand combat," Voskresensky said.


Experience with BTR-82A (photo : Russian Ministry of Defense)

The Filipinos tested their strength on the obstacle course and trained in firing from standard models of small arms of Pacific Fleet marines. The guests were also shown samples of modern military equipment of the coastal fleet troops.

(RIA Novosti)

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