MANILA, Philippines — Spanning approximately 2,000 miles between Manila, Philippines, and Darwin, Australia, communications Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, I MEF, successfully established long-range high...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — The U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is set to demonstrate its capability to synchronize split-operations across the Pacific during the upcoming operational demonstration, Lightning Surge 4, which supports the final phase of Exercise Salaknib. Working concurrently in...

CASIGURAN, Philippines — Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division partnered with Philippine Army forces and industry representatives during Salaknib 2026 to demonstrate how autonomous maritime systems can enhance security and protect critical transportation operations in contested...

MANILA, Philippines — Exhausted, starving and surrounded, more than 75,000 American and Filipino soldiers surrendered on the Bataan Peninsula on April 9, 1942, unaware they were about to endure one of the most brutal atrocities of World War II. Forced to march nearly 65 miles under the scorching...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — On May 8, the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Exportable exercise shifted from planning to execution as Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, moved into the rugged mountains of northern Luzon. Their...

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., Australian, and Japanese service members conducted Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations across the Philippine archipelago as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, from April 20 to May 5...

LAOAG, Philippines — More than 800 service members from the Philippines, United States, Japan, and Canada successfully synchronized sensors and fires across air, land, and maritime domains in a defensive counter-landing live-fire event as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, May 4...

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...

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...