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Balikatan 2026: Task Force Ashland participates in group sail exercise during Exercise Balikatan 2026

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 24, 2026) — U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USC Midgett (WMSL 757), right, Philippine Coast Guard Teresa Magbanua-class...

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Balikatan 2026: Casualty Evacuation Exercise

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 27, 2026) — U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System 4, return to Whidbey Island-class dock...

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Balikatan 2026: U.S. Army Provides Helicopter Transport for U.S. Marines and Australian Army Partners

PHILIPPINES (Apri 24, 2026) — U.S. Marines, assigned to the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, stage gear prior to boarding a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook...

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Balikatan 26: U.S., Philippine special operations forces execute friendship jumps

LAOAG, Philippines (April 23, 2026) — U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen conduct a military free-fall jump during Exercise Balikatan...

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Boxer ARG Conducts Surigao Straight Transit

PACFIC OCEAN (April 26, 2026) — Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the Surigao Strait, April 26, 2026. Boxer, flagship of...

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Balikatan 2026: Long-range maritime air assault training

ITBAYAT, Philippines (April 25, 2026) — U.S. Army Pvt. Dylan Maynard, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th...

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U.S. Army HIMARS at Balikatan 26

PALAWAN, Philippines (April 27, 2026) — A U.S. Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from 5th Battalion, 3rd Artillery Regiment, 7th...

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Balikatan 2026: Australian Partner Forces Participate in Black Hawk Cold-load Training

PHILIPPINES (April 20, 2026) — An Australian Army soldier, assigned to Charlie Company, 5th/7thBattalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1st Brigade,...

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Boxer Sailors, 11th MEU Marines Conduct Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2026) — Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Delos Reyes, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer...

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USS Theodore Roosevelt Flight Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2026) — An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class...

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The Australian Defence Force, the Japan Self-Defence Force, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command convened for the 3rd Multilateral Joint Staff Talks here, March 2-3.

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5/1/2026

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Balikatan 2026: US Army, Philippines Enhance Bilateral Knowledge of Air and Missile Defense

NAVAL STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines — The U.S. Army, alongside Philippine and Japanese partners, recently conducted multiple defensive live- and dry-fire exercises that centered around Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems weaponry during this year’s Balikatan 2026.
5/1/2026

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Forging the Joint Force: Interoperability at RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — After two weeks of realistic air combat training and dynamic flying operations RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 concluded at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2026. Eielson AFB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are the home of RED FLAG-Alaska, leveraging the expansive airspace and diverse training environment of the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex (JPARC). Each exercise is a joint and coalition, tactical air combat employment exercise which corresponds to the operational capability of participating units.
4/30/2026

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Balikatan 2026: U.S., AFP, ADF soldiers conduct long-range maritime air assault

ITBAYAT, Philippines — U.S., Philippine, and Australian Army soldiers conducted a joint training mission that focused on long-range maritime air assault execution during Exercise Balikatan 2026 from April 23-25.
4/30/2026

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Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee: 12th LAAB Executes First FIM-92 Stinger Live-Fire

DAECHEON FIRING RANGE, Republic of Korea — U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, executed their first FIM-92 Stinger live-fire range during Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 at Daecheon Firing Range, Republic of Korea, March 17, 2026.
4/29/2026

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U.S., Philippine, and Japanese Forces Integrate Air and Missile Defense

NAVAL STATION LEOVOGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines – U.S., Philippine, and Japanese service members successfully conducted a series of Integrated Air and Missile Defense training events during Exercise Balikatan 2026 from April 26-29.
4/29/2026

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U.S. Coast Guard, partners search for fishing vessel crewman over 1,200 miles offshore Hawaii

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and partners are searching for a fishing vessel crewman in the water over 1,200 miles offshore Hawaii Monday.
4/29/2026

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249th Engineers Restore Hope and Power After Typhoon Sinlaku

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Even before the devastating winds of Super Typhoon Sinlaku struck the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the critical groundwork for recovery was already underway. Pre-positioned in neighboring Guam, Alpha and Charlie companies of the 249th Engineer Battalion, part of a dedicated team from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District’s Power Planning and Response Team, stood ready. Their singular, driving priority: restoring temporary emergency power to Saipan and Tinian.
4/29/2026

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Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War for Strategy visits PACAF Airmen

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Mr. Eric Geressy, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of War for Strategy, visited U.S. Pacific Air Forces Headquarters April 24 to discuss warrior ethos and observe tactical and operational capabilities.
4/29/2026

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USARPAC Hosts Inaugural International Team Competition

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) is hosting the inaugural Pacific Land Forces Team Readiness Challenge (PLFTRC), an international competition bringing together elite teams from across the Indo-Pacific and beyond. The event will take place on Oahu, Hawaii, with reception, staging, onward movement, and integration scheduled for April 27–30, followed by the competition from May 1–6.
4/28/2026

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Balikatan 2026: Armed Forces of the Philippines Host First Joint Exercise Senior Enlisted Symposium

QUEZON CITY, Philippines — As part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, senior enlisted leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the first Senior Enlisted Symposium, alongside senior enlisted leaders from the Philippines, the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Canada and France at Camp Aguinaldo, April 25-27.