The Philippine Navy conducted an amphibious exercise in Subic as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) first joint service exercise known as DAGIT-PA (Dagat, Langit at Lupa) 03-2019. This is the first time the navy used their new amphibious assault vehicles for a joint exercise. The activity portrayed a scene where the AFP will use their amphibious vehicles to rescue civilians who are held hostage by terrorists.