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 — 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...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — Members of the United States Space Force participated in Exercise Balikatan 2026 and integrated into the Joint Task Force, marking a significant milestone for the service and advancing the integration of space capabilities into one of the Indo-Pacific region’s largest...

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...

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...