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Vietnam attends ASEAN-US naval exercise in Thailand

Navies from Vietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are participating in the first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise (AUMX) that is taking place from September 2-6 in the Gulf of Thailand and off Vietnam’s southern Ca Mau province.
Vietnam attends ASEAN-US naval exercise in Thailand ảnh 1At the opening ceremony (Photo: VNA)

Bangkok (VNA) – Navies fromVietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) are participating in the first ASEAN-US Maritime Exercise(AUMX) that is taking place from September 2-6 in the Gulf of Thailand and offVietnam’s southern Ca Mau province.

The opening ceremony was jointly presided overby Thailand’s Vice Admiral Charoenpol Kumrasee, chief-of-staff of the RoyalThai Fleet, and Rear Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, deputy commander of the USPacific Fleet. 

In all, AUMX includes eight warships and four aircraft from seven countries,and 1,250 personnel representing all ten ASEAN member states and the US.

Naval ship No. 18 of the Vietnamese Navy headed for the exercise on September 1and is scheduled to reach the site of exercise on September 3.

Meanwhile, the US has sent the littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8) tothe exercise.

The AUMX is co-led by the US and the Royal ThaiNavy and will be preceded with pre-sail activities in Thailand, Singapore andBrunei, followed by sea drills in international waters in the Gulf of Thailandas well as the East Sea. The exercise will conclude in Singapore, according toBangkok Post.

VAdm Charoenpol said the multilateral drill, the first of its kind, is aimed toimprove maritime cooperation and enhance security in the region. 

RAdm Whitesell said the collective training reflects a stronger regionalmilitary partnership.

AUMX was first proposed at the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) in 2017and confirmed during the 12th ADMM in October 2018.-VNA
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