The 39th edition of the Balikatan exercise, the pre-eminent military drill between the United States and the Philippines, recently concluded, marking another significant year of advancements in ...

A program office is watching the amphibious combat vehicle's performance as it operates from a ship rather than a base on ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commanding general of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, said this during the closing ceremony of the Exercise Balikatan here in Camp Aguinaldo. “Balikatan ’24 has ...

Salaknib and Balikatan are annual exercises between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and ...

Col. Omar Al Assaf said at the dunes. The ship sinking was the culmination of the annual Balikatan exercise. The training began April 22 and is scheduled to end with a ceremony Friday. Reporters ...

China's defence ministry strongly condemns the deployment of a U.S. intermediate range missile system in the northern ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 board a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II during a fly-away forward arming and refueling point operation in ...

US Marine Corps Photo Amphibious Combat Vehicles disembarked from USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and into Philippine waters during Balikatan 2024 over the weekend, marking the maiden deployment of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States officially ended yesterday the 39th joint Balikatan military exercises, which they called a success, as the event had attracted other ...

Soldiers with the U.S., Philippines, and Australian Armies graduated from Exercise Balikatan 24’s Jungle Operations Training Course at a ceremony held at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, May 5 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino and American Marines held a mock defense against “foreign invaders” during Monday’s “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder) military exercises in Laoag City ...

MANILA, Philippines — A United States Marine task force commander expressed confidence that the intensified “Balikatan” this year will deter enemies from using force against “sovereign ...