Title: US, Philippines Launch Major Military Training
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/philippines_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US, Philippines Launch Major Military Training' data-article-id='270'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9063'>The United States and the Philippines have launched their biggest joint military exercise in 15 years.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='9063' data-end-time='15479'>About 11,000 troops from both countries are taking part in the training.</span> <span data-start-time='15479' data-end-time='21271'>The exercise is two times as large as the one last year.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='21271' data-end-time='34125'>The program is part of an effort by the United States to increase its presence in Asia in answer to Chinas increased activities in the South China Sea.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/joint_military_image.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=1668 data-hint-location='21271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/what_does_presence_mean.m4a'>What does presence mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the state or fact of being present'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/a_type_of_boat.m4a'><span>a type of boat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/the_state_or_fact_of_being.m4a'><span>the state or fact of being present</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/to_give_money.m4a'><span>to give money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/to_relocate.m4a'><span>to relocate</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=1669 data-hint-location='21271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/where_is_the_united_states.m4a'>Where is the United States trying to increase its presence?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Asia'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/asia.m4a'><span>Asia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/europe.m4a'><span>Europe</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/australia.m4a'><span>Australia</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/south_america.m4a'><span>South America</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=1670 data-hint-location='9063' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/troops_from_the_united_sta.m4a'>Troops from the United States and the Philippines are taking part in <span class='blank'>training</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='training'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/exercise.m4a'><span>exercise</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/combat.m4a'><span>combat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/training.m4a'><span>training</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/37/education.m4a'><span>education</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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The United States and the Philippines have launched their biggest joint military exercise in 15 years.
About 11,000 troops from both countries are taking part in the training. The exercise is two times as large as the one last year.
The program is part of an effort by the United States to increase its presence in Asia in answer to Chinas increased activities in the South China Sea.
