Antonio Bautista Air Base, Puerto Princesa City — Participants and the cargoes from the General Headquarters and the Philippine Army on board Philippine Air Force aircraft C295 and NC 212i, have arrived in Puerto Princesa City on Sunday 06 November 2022 for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Exercise (AJEX) DAGITPA 2022.
DAGITPA stands for Dagat, Langit at Lupa which entails the participation of the three major services of the AFP — the Navy, Air Force and Army as employed in joint operations.
This year’s AJEX DAGIT PA is the 6th iteration of the AFP joint exercise, unilaterally conducted by the AFP. Most of the events will be conducted in Western Command (WESCOM) Joint Operations Area (JOA) from 07 to 18 November 2022.
The said exercise will officially commence with an Opening Ceremony to be held on 07 November 2022 at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City with the Chief of Staff AFP, LtGen Bartolome Vicente Bacarro PA as the Guest of Honor and Speaker.
There will be four (4) major events that will highlight the exercise, namely: Table Top Exercise (TTX), Staff Exercise (STAFFEX), Cyber Defense Exercise (CYDEX), and Field Training Exercises (FTX) in various locations in Palawan.
“We welcome with excitement the participants, the aircraft, and all cargoes that arrived today for the joint exercise. This exercise is a great opportunity for us to achieve interoperability and a common operational picture in joint operations as one Team AFP,” said Vice Admiral Carlos PN, the Commander of WESCOM. (VICTOR BALDEMOR RUIZ)
