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...

WESTERN PHILIPPINE SEA — Members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Task Force Ashland, composed of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and embarked Marines from the I Marine Expeditionary Force, completed the Multilateral Maritime Event portion of Exercise...

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...

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — After two weeks of realistic air combat training and dynamic flying operations RED FLAG-Alaska 26-1 concluded at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, May 1, 2026. Eielson AFB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are the home of RED FLAG-Alaska, leveraging the expansive...

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...