08 May 2026 USINDOPACOM Strengthens Alliance, Regional Cooperation During Philippines Visit MANILA, Philippines — Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, visited the Philippines May 7-8, 2026, to further the U.S.-Philippines Alliance, codified by the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, to advance regional security cooperation activities, maritime domain awareness operations,...
30 April 2026 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...
29 April 2026 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...
28 April 2026 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...
27 April 2026 Multinational Forces Validate Defensive Readiness During Balikatan 2026 Counter-Landing Training APORAWAN, Philippines — Over 500 service members from the United States, Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand successfully coordinated fires from the land and air to defeat a simulated adversary attack as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 27...
18 November 2025 Philippine ROTC Cadets train with University of Guam Cadets under State Partnership Program MANGILAO, Guam (Nov. 14, 2025) — Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) Cadets recently conducted training with University of Guam ROTC Cadets under the Guam National Guard’s State Partnership Program. The engagement was centered on the Cultural...
30 September 2025 25 Years Strong: Hawai‘i Guard and Philippines Celebrate Enduring Partnership CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — Cheers, handshakes and shared stories filled the air Sept. 23–25 as the Hawai‘i National Guard and Armed Forces of the Philippines celebrated 25 years of partnership — a bond that has endured typhoons, crises and global challenges to become the Indo-Pacific’s...
16 June 2025 U.S., Philippines sharpen logistics edge MANILA, Philippines — The top U.S. military logistics commander met Philippine defense and diplomatic officials in Manila June 5 to strengthen relationships and expand combined logistics access across the Indo-Pacific...
06 June 2025 Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Armed Forces Unite for 4th Annual Medical Exchange CAMP O'DONNELL, Philippines — Hawaii National Guard medical professionals completed their fourth annual Tactical Combat Casualty Care exchange with partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp O’Donnell from May 18-30...
05 June 2025 U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct Maritime Cooperative Activity The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps, demonstrating a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific, conducted a bilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippines’...