Sentence examples for the joint exercise from inspiring English sources
After the joint exercise of 2005, Russians muttered about the PLA's lack of "jointness", its poor communications and the slowness of its tanks.China has won much praise in the West for its increasing involvement in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
The planning for the joint exercise seemed to be ad hoc, he said.
Pentagon officials said the joint exercise in waters west of the Korean Peninsula would run Sunday to Wednesday.
Held every two years since 1980, the joint exercise has evolved into the largest involving American troops in the Middle East.
The Israeli military said in a statement that the joint exercise, Austere Challenge 12, would take place during the second half of the year.
The joint exercise, based in Thailand and known as Cobra Gold, is the biggest and longest-standing American military exercise in the Asia-Pacific region.
The joint exercises prompted about 50 demonstrators to gather today outside the American Embassy in Manila.
The United States announced the date of the joint exercises as an immediate response.
Earlier, Admiral Willard referred to the case in dismissing Chinese objections to the joint exercises.
The possible delay of the joint exercises was seen in South Korea as an effort to avoid provoking China.
On Thursday, the Department of National Defense said in a brief statement that it was waiting for "further orders" from Mr. Duterte regarding the joint exercises.
