PAOAY SAND DUNES, Philippines — In a powerful demonstration of allied interoperability, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment served as the mission commander for a complex, live-fire maritime strike, as a culminating event during Exercise Balikatan 2026, integrating Philippine, U.S., and Japanese strike...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — The U.S. military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines collaborated with multinational forces for the first time in this year’s Cyber Defense Exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines, April 21-May 6, 2026...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — U.S. Army Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division and their counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted an operational demonstration of advanced command and control systems during Exercise Balikatan 2026, which took place from May 3-5, 2026. This...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 2026, May 8, marking the successful completion of the largest annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Philippine, U.S., Japanese, and Canadian forces integrated land, sea and air platforms to sense, strike and destroy two decommissioned ships off the western coast of Northern Luzon during Balikatan 2026, May 6-7...

BALABAC ISLAND, Philippines — U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 26, a now-certified Special‑Purpose Marine Air‑Ground Task Force assigned to rotational deployments in the South Pacific, participated in a live-fire assault to secure and hold Balabac Airfield in a demonstration of...

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...

APORAWAN, Philippines — U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin participated in a combined counter-landing live-fire exercise alongside service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Australia Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force, April 27, 2026...

SUBIC BAY, Philippines — 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment is contributing more than 1,300 Hawaii-based Marines and Sailors for the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan, an expansive multilateral exercise conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military across the Philippine...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Exercise Balikatan 2026, the 41st iteration of the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States, commenced with an opening ceremony today...