THE United States government turned over four Cessna 172 Skylark planes to the Philippine Naval Air Wing based in Sangley Point, Cavite on Thursday as part of a $5.8 million (P298.1 million) grant under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.

The US Embassy in the Philippines said the Cessna planes will be used to train new naval aviators, as well as to maintain the capabilities of current pilots and the technical expertise of aviation mechanics.

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