US Marine Corps chief meets with Philippine counterparts in first visit since 2017

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David Berger, the commandant of the Marine Corps, is greeted by an honors ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Headquarters, after arriving in Manila on September 10. US Embassy / Released

MANILA, Philippines — The commandant of the United States Marine Corps recently met with Philippine military leaders to discuss the importance of the decades-long alliance between Manila and Washington, the US Embassy said on Monday.

Gen. David Berger, commandant of the US Marine Corps, visited Manila on September 10 to 11.

Berger met with Armed Forces of the Philippines vice chief Lt. Gen. Erickson Gloria, Philippine Navy flag-officer-in-command Rear Adm. Adeluis Bordado and Philippine Marine Corps commandant Maj. Gen. Ariel Casulitan.

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