Ambassador Kristie Kenney, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Secretary of National Defense Avelino Cruz, and the U.S. Embassy's Colonel Matt Velasco, Chief of the Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group, try out the seats in the C-130 aircraft. The U.S. Foreign Military Financing program, which provided the funds to overhaul this aircraft, is only one example of the partnership between the Philippines and the U.S. The U.S. military also provides training, advice, and security assistance, and shares information with the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
