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Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles says a major joint military training with the United States has been conducted with 'heavy hearts' after a defence helicopter taking part in the drills crashed into the Pacific late Friday, leaving four aircrew missing. SOUNDBITE
Taiwan's military conduct anti-amphibious landing drills on a beach near Taipei in a simulated Chinese attack on the island. The exercise is part of Taiwan's week-long massive wargames as Beijing ramps up military and political pressures on the island. IMAGES
"We celebrated the start of our 38th annual exercise Balikatan. More than 17,000 troops are participating this year. It is the largest and most complex iteration in the exercise's history," US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tells a press conference, alongside Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, and Defense Chief Carlito Galvez. The two countries launched their largest-ever joint military exercises, as the longstanding allies seek to counter growing Chinese assertiveness in the region. SOUNDBITE
The South Korea-US combined forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise. IMAGES
Tbilisi, Aug 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Zurab Kurtsikidze) Members of the Georgian army and the US military participated this weekend in the multinational military exercise dubbed 'Agile Spirit 2021' at the Vaziani military base, in the outskirts of Tbilisi, Georgia.FOOTAGE OF THE EXERCISES.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).