The U.S. and Filipino militaries teamed at Balikatan 2025 for the 40th annual joint military exercises between the two allies ...

More than a month after the livelihood of residents here was disrupted due to the Philippine-United States “Balikatan” ...

Balikatan 2025-the largest Indo-Pacific exercise in years-sent a clear message: the United States is preparing for a major regional fight. With anti-ship missile strikes, island defense scenarios ...

Amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) returned to San Diego on June 5, wrapping up a three-month deployment to ...

Brig. Gen. Dean Mark Mamaril, commander of the 501st Infantry (Valiant) Brigade under the 5th Infantry Division, which covers ...

Balikatan brings many opportunities for the Philippines’ modernizing military, according to Joshua Espeña, the vice president of the International Development and Security Cooperation, ...

USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-323 will participate in a SINKEX alongside allied forces from the Philippines, Japan and Australia during Balikatan 2025. U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C/D Hornets from ...

The islands where the Balikatan air assault demonstration took place are just south of the 70-mile-wide Bashi Channel between the Philippines and Taiwan.

The annual Balikatan military exercises between the longtime treaty allies are scheduled from April 21 to May 9 with about 9,000 American and 5,000 Filipino military personnel.

Its military says drones armed with explosives or used for surveillance have become a focus of joint exercises with allies such as the US.

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The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Tuesday that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Reciprocal ...