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U.S. Indo-Pacific J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Range Lead Dave Bednarcik and U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Artillery Fire Control Officer, Capt. Pheobe Lee, discuss maritime target staging for the next day’s Balikatan 2026 counter-landing live-fire exercise at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 3, 2026.
260504-O-EX056-7100.JPG Photo By: Eleanor Prohaska

May 18, 2026
PHILIPPINES - U.S. Indo-Pacific J7 Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability Range Lead Dave Bednarcik and U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division Artillery Fire Control Officer, Capt. Pheobe Lee, discuss maritime target staging for the next day’s Balikatan 2026 counter-landing live-fire exercise at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag City, Philippines, May 3, 2026. PMTEC provided advanced electronic warfare systems and emitters, as well as aerial and maritime drones for the exercise that included soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Mobile Brigade, 25th ID, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Indo-Pacific photo by Eleanor Prohaska)


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