Manila, April 19 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) Western Command (Wescom) based in Palawan province will host two high impact activities for this year's "Balikatan" exercise set from April 22 to May 10.

"Wescom will be the hub of two major CJADO (Combined Joint All Domain Operations) events - Training on Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion (HIRAIN) Operations," Wescom chief Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos said in a social media post late Thursday.

Ahead of the drills, United States military units participating in this year's exercise had already started establishing logistics infrastructure in Wescom's joint operational area.

Participants will engage in simula...