The group was made official mid-2024 — following the violent attack by the China Coast Guard on Philippine soldiers during a June 17 resupply mission to the shoal
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“I visited the Command and Control Fusion Center in Palawan today. I also met with some American service members deployed to U.S. Task Force Ayungin, and I thanked them for their hard work on behalf of the American people and our alliances and partnerships in this region,” said Austin in his post. “This initiative aligns with multiple lines of cooperation between U.S. and Philippine forces, including the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board process and the Bantay Dagat framework, in addition to our long-standing shared efforts to address regional challenges, foster stability, and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” he added.
Information-sharing is also part of the task force’s role, although that’s a relationship that’s long existed between the two treaty allies. American military aircraft are often seen flying above the West Philippine Sea during Philippine missions to flashpoints there. China claims sovereignty over a huge swath of the South China Sea, in defiance of a 2016 Arbitral Ruling that affirmed the Philippines’ EEZ.
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