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25th ID Soldiers Participate in Knowledge Exchange with Armed Forces of the Philippines

U.S. Army Capt. Eddie Rogers of the 25th Infantry Division discusses operations, Aug. 2, 2016, with his Filipino counterparts of the 7th Infantry Division, Armed Forces of the Philippines. The knowledge exchange exercise is part of Pacific Pathways, a three month long event where troops practice joint operations with their Filipino counterparts.

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Pacific Partnership 2016 Departs Philippines

Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Claudio L. Yucot (left), U.S. Navy Capt. Tom Williams, mission commander, Pacific Partnership 2016 (center), and Director Bernardo R. Alejandro IV, regional director, Office of Civil Defense 5, render honors during the Philippine national anthem at the start of a Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Relief workshop in support of Pacific Partnership 2016. During the three-day workshop, co-hosted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Pacific Partnership 2016, Filipino civilians and military service members coordinated a tabletop exercise to simulate multilateral disaster response among partners during a crisis. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first visit in 2006. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis.

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Pacific Partnership

160630-N-BB534-836 LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- Army Col. Lisa Franklin, gives a presentation during the Joint Disaster Management Symposium at Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital. The symposium gave Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and local medical personnel the chance to have an open dialogue about disaster management relief, in a medical context. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations are working side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis.

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Pacific Partnership

LIGAO CITY, Philippines (June 28, 2016) - Lt. Gabrielle Jung, a Navy dentist and native of Aurora, Colorado (left), talks with a student at Ligao West Central Elementary School during Pacific Partnership 2016. Jung was at the school as part of a cooperative health engagement where Pacific Partnership 2016 personnel attached to hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines spent the day educating people on health care, hygiene and nutrition. Participants also provided direct care services including optometry, dental care and physical therapy. Pacific Partnership is visiting the Philippines for the seventh time since its first mission in 2006. Partner nations will work side-by-side with local military and non-government organizations to conduct cooperative health engagements, community relation events and subject matter expert exchanges to better prepare for a natural disaster or crisis.

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Great Green Fleet Departs Manila

160523-N-KM939-160 QUEZON CITY, Philippines (May 23, 2016) Lt. j.g. Cassandra Mulkey and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Jordan Witten, both assigned to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), talk with injured Filipino soldiers at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center during a community service event. John C. Stennis is in the Philippines for a routine port visit but participates in community service programs to learn and work alongside their host-nation counterparts. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Cox/Released)

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Great Green Fleet Departs Manila

160523-N-KM939-175 QUEZON CITY, Philippines (May 23, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Caleb Perryman, assigned to USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), talks with an injured soldier at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center during a community service event. John C. Stennis is in the Philippines for a routine port visit but participates in community service programs to learn and work alongside their host-nation counterparts. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific, John C. Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Cox/Released)

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MSC’s USNS JOHN ERICSSON, Afloat Training Team Combine for Mission Readiness

160509-N-IX266-008 SOUTH CHINA SEA—The crew of fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) prepare to conduct a small-arms weapons qualification course here, May 5. (U.S. Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)

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Good to be home

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 22, 20160 - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jay Perocho Acasio, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the 51st Operations Support Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, looks out over his home country during a HH-60G Pave Hawk flight near Clark Air Base, Philippines. The staff sergeant is one of three Filipino-American Airmen serving U.S. Pacific Command’s newly stood up Air Contingent in the Philippines. Acasio is from Ozamiz City in the Misamis Occidental, Philippines.

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Duluth Air Guard Deploys F-16s to Osan

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (April 19, 2016) - A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II with the 51st Fighter Wing out of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, touches down at Clark AB after returning from its first operational mission through international airspace, providing air and maritime situational awareness. The A-10C's mission enhances U.S. military assets in the region upholding freedom of navigation and over flight. Five A-10Cs are joined with three HH-60G Pave Hawks, and approximately 200 personnel deployed from multiple Pacific Air Forces units to make up the first iteration of the U.S. Pacific Command Air Contingent at Clark AB.

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Sunsets over A-10C

A U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, with the 51st Fighter Wing, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, sits on the flight line of Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 16, 2016, as part of a newly stood up Air Contingent in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The contingent's first iteration is comprised of five A-10Cs, three HH-60G Pavehawks and approximately 200 Pacific Air Forces personnel including aircrew, maintainers, logistics and support personnel. The A-10C were chosen as they were already in place supporting Exercise Balikatan 16 and have a proven record operating out of short and austere airstrips, provide a flexible range of capabilities, and have a mission profile consistent with the air and maritime domain awareness operations the air contingent will conduct.

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SD visits the Philippines

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 15, 2016) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Ash Carter and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin (second from right) tour the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) as it sails the South China Sea. Carter is visiting the Philippines to solidify the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region.

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SD visits Manila, Philippines

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter shares a light moment with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin as they meet to discuss matters of mutual importance at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines April 14, 2016. Carter is visiting the Philippines to solidify the rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region

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US Forces Executes a Combined-Joint Operation with their Philippine Counterparts

JAMINDAN, Philippines – Philippine Army soldiers, and U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment walk back to the helicopter landing zone, after completing a combined-joint operation Handa Koa for Balikatan, April 14th, 2016. This year marked the 32nd iteration of the annual exercise Balikatan, which is an annual Philippine-U.S. military bilateral training exercise that is a signature element of the Philippine-U.S. alliance focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance, maritime law enforcement, and environmental protection.

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Philippines, U.S. begin Balikatan 2016 at Opening Ceremony

Philip S. Goldberg, U.S. Ambassdor to the Philippines gives opening remarks at the opening ceremony of Balikatan 2016, aboard Camp Aguinaldo, April 4, 2016. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise focused on improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. This year marks the 32nd iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada)

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Exercise Balikatan Opening

Flags from both nations are retired, during the opening ceremony of Balikatan 2016, aboard Camp Aguinaldo, April 4, 2016. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise focused on improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. This year marks the 32nd iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada)

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Exercise Balikatan Opening

The official party including government officials and military leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States, stand together for a photo at the opening ceremony of Balikatan 2016, aboard Camp Aguinaldo, April 4, 2016. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise focused on improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. This year marks the 32nd iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Erik Estrada)

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Balikatan 33

In this file photos, Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel salute as the Philippine national anthem is played during the opening ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 2016.

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Military Sealift Command Ships Arrive Subic Bay, Kicks-off Balikatan 16

Philippines (Mar. 29, 2016) - Military Sealift Command's maritime prepositioning force ship USNS 1ST LT Jack Lummus (T-AK 3011) arrives at Subic Bay in preparation for exercise Balikatan 16. The exercise, in its 32nd iteration, is scheduled to take place on the Philippine islands of Luzon, Palawan, and Panay and is an annual bilateral exercise that involves U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel and subject matter experts from Philippine Civil Defense agencies.

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Adm. Harris credits Hawaii’s role in Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance

Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific Command commander, speaks to government officials, private sector representatives and military leaders about Hawaii’s importance in the future of the Indo-Asia-Pacific during the annual Military Affairs Council (MAC) Meeting and Partnership Conference Jan. 15, at Washington Place in Honolulu. During the meeting Harris spoke about security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and thanked the council for their continued support to PACOM. (Defense Media Activity photo by Sgt. Brad Parrish)

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Adm. Harris credits Hawaii’s role in Indo-Asia-Pacific rebalance

Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific Command commander, speaks to government officials, private sector representatives and military leaders about Hawaii’s importance in the future of the Indo-Asia-Pacific during the annual Military Affairs Council (MAC) Meeting and Partnership Conference Jan. 15, at Washington Place in Honolulu. During the meeting, Harris spoke about security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region and thanked the council for their continued support to PACOM. (Defense Media Activity photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jerome Johnson)

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