Soldiers bearing the U.S. flags attend the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]

A U.S. soldier walks past a Harrier jet after the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]

Soldiers bearing the Philippine and U.S. flags march in front of a Harrier jet after the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]

Soldiers bearing the Philippine and U.S. flags stand beside a Harrier jet after the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]

A U.S. soldier salutes in front of a Harrier jet during the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]

Soldiers bearing the Philippine and U.S. flags march after the opening ceremony of the RP-US Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 inside of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, the Philippines, Oct. 8, 2012. Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States Armed Forces started a joint training exercise at the Subic Bay in the northern Philippine province of Zambales on Monday. [Xinhua]