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PH, US troops hold air combat

FILIPINO and American military aircraft conducted air combat and maritime interdiction tactics in the Visayas and Mindanao as part of the aerial exercises of Cope Thunder 2023-2.

'A number of aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and [the] US Pacific Air Force (Pacaf) soared into the skies of Visayas and Mindanao during various flight missions under Cope Thunder 2023-2 from July 12-15, 2023, Air Force spokesman Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in a statement Monday.