U.S. and Philippines eye more war drills, but no permanent bases
In this Oct. 23, 2011 file photo, Philippine marines storm a beach with their counterpart from the U.S. Marines Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan, during the annual joint military exercise, dubbed PHIBLEX (RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise), at San Antonio, Zambales province northwest of Manila, Philippines.