Balikatan 2026 was a rehearsal for the defense of the Philippines amid a “dangerous security environment,” U.S. Indo-Pacific ...

Multinational partners execute a counter landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 4, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual ...

U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and Canadian Armed Forces personnel assigned to 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light ...

Analysts say this year’s drills, which stress tested a new generation of mobile strike capabilities, were a pointed display of resolve.

SUBIC BAY, PHILIPPINES– In a powerful demonstration of strategic reach and allied cooperation, the 593d Corps Sustainment ...

A two-day strike saw the sinking of two vessels, utilizing land, sea and air platforms from the U.S., Philippine, Japanese and Canadian forces.

Two UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews assigned to Task Force Saber, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, deployed multiple maritime sensing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 40th edition of Balikatan, which means shoulder-to-shoulder in Tagalog, is scheduled to take place from 21 April to 9 May. The ...

In addition, the lab was testing a containerized solar-panel micro grid to generate electricity, a quieter alternative to diesel generators.

Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner gave remarks in a series kicking off the annual Exercise Balikatan in the Philippines on Monday. Brawner is an alum of the Asia-Pacific Center for Security ...

Balikatan 2025, the 40 th iteration of the largest annual joint military exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines, commenced on April 21 at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila, Philippines. The opening ...