16 January 2025 U.S. Naval intelligence officials visit the Philippines to strengthen partnership with key ally On January 14, U.S. Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Mr. Steve Parode and U.S. Assistant Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Ms. Sandra Brown conducted a strategic visit to the Philippines, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to bolster bilateral cooperation between the...
17 December 2024 U.S. and Philippine Air Forces complete Dynamic Force Employment exercise U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron completed a Dynamic Force Employment exercise with the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Dec. 9-13, 2024...
10 December 2024 USNS Charles Drew Visits Aeta School during Community Outreach Military Sealift Command (MSC) Civilian Mariners (CIVMARs) assigned to dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) participated in a community outreach event at a school for the Aeta indigenous people of the Philippines in Subic during a routine visit to the Philippines, Dec. 4, 2024...
09 December 2024 United States Air Force A-10s Visit Philippines U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron landed at Clark Air Base, Philippines on Dec. 6, 2024...
21 November 2024 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meetings in Laos for the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III concluded his engagements with counterparts in Laos today, where he attended the 11th annual ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)...
21 November 2024 Joint Readout From Australia-Japan-Philippines-Republic of Korea-United States Defense Ministers' Meeting Australian Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy, Japanese Minister of Defense Nakatani Gen, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro, Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense Kim Yong-hyun, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III met together for the first time on...
19 November 2024 Joint Press Release on the Visit of U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin to the Philippines Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. received United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III during his fourth visit to the Philippines on November 18, 2024...
09 November 2024 KAMANDAG 8: No Better Friend U.S. Marines assigned to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit train alongside Philippine Marines assigned to 3rd Marine Brigade during exercise KAMANDAG 8 in Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 12-22, 2024...
28 October 2024 KAMANDAG 8: Philippine 3rd Marine Brigade, 15th MEU Conduct Integrated Live-fire Coastal Defense Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade and U.S. Marines with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit established defensive positions at Apurawan Beach to conduct a combined live-fire coastal defense Oct. 22, 2024, during Exercise KAMANDAG 8...
28 October 2024 KAMANDAG 8: Multinational Teams, 15th MEU Recon Train Together in Manila Marines with Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, partnered with the Philippine Marine Corps’ Force Reconnaissance Group and other multinational recon and special forces units for combined training events at Marine Base Gregorio Lim near Manila, Philippines, Oct. 17-23, 2024,...