US gives Philippines new small arms, mini guns to fight terrorists (PHOTOS)

By Chris Eger

Philippine Marines and U.S. advisors look over a new M134D Mini Gun during a handover ceremony Monday. (Photo: Yahoo Philippines)
In order to better tackle terror groups in the archipelago nation, the U.S. military has turned over everything from Glocks to miniguns in the past few weeks.
Announced Monday by the U.S. Embassy in Manila, representatives from the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group made the handover of the new equipment to the commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps official in a transfer ceremony at the Marines’ headquarters on Monday.
The hardware turned over includes 300 M4 carbines, 200 Glock 21 pistols, 4 M134D Gatling-style mini-guns, and 100 M203 40mm grenade launchers, which were delivered last month to Clark Air Base. U.S. forces last week also presented 25 new Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, small boats with outboard motors, to the local Marines last week.
Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat receives a new M4 rifle with an attached M203 grenade launcher from U.S. Army Col. Ernest Lee during the turnover of weapons and other equipment on June 5. (Photo: Bullit Marquez/AP)
U.S. and Philippine forces are just coming off of Balikatan 2017, an annual excercise that comprises missions ranging from disaster relief to counterterrorism. The two

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