71.   Armed forces from the United Arab Emirates and the United States started joint military exercises on Wednesday, the official Emirates News Agency said.

72.   Arsenis recently signed similar agreements, which include limited joint military exercises, with Israel and Egypt.

73.   Apart from the arms purchase deal, ABRI and its PNG counterpart worked on plans for a military training program and joint exercise.

74.   Another series of joint naval marine exercises is planned for September in North Carolina.

75.   As a step to improving military cooperation, the sides agreed to hold joint navy exercises next year, Russian news agencies reported.

76.   As Cohen met his Philippine counterpart Orlando Mercado, activists demonstrated outside the military headquarters against a renewal of joint military exercises with the U-S.

77.   As part of that cooperation, Portillo said British troops will come to the Philippines this year for a joint exercise with Filipino soldiers.

78.   At six months, this will be the longest joint exercise and the first in a combat zone, with both trainers and trainees issued live ammunition.

79.   Australian officials said Australia has excellent training facilities and its forces would benefit from joint training exercises with the U.S. marines.

80.   Before bilateral relations soured over the crisis in East Timor, the nations conducted joint military exercises and were partners in a security treaty, now suspended.