Nasa Subic bay, Zambales ngayon ang isang US guided-missile destroyer na dumating noong Biyernes.
Ang USS Fitzgerald na isang US Carrier Strike Group 5 nagsagawa ng brief port call bago lalahok sa joint naval drill sa South Korea.
Ayon sa US embassy na ang ang Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer ay pagpapakita lamang ng malakas pa rin ang community and military connections sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at United States.
Ang nasabing warship ay bahagi ng destroyer squadron ng USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group 5 na assigned sa US Pacific Fleet at permanenteng naka deploy sa US 7th Fleet.
“The Philippine and American militaries have worked together on areas of mutual interests including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter terrorism, cybersecurity and maritime security,” pahayag ng US embassy.
