WESTERN PHILIPPINE SEA — Members of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Task Force (TF) Ashland, composed of Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and embarked Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force, began participation in Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 20...

HONOLULU — U.S. Indo-Pacific Command commemorates the 84th anniversary of the 1942 Bataan Death March, during a wreath laying ceremony hosted by the Philippine Consulate General, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 22, 2026...

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines — The 317th Airlift Wing arrived at Clark Air Base, Philippines, to provide critical tactical airlift capabilities following the successful execution of Maximum Endurance Operations, in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 17...

SULU SEA — The combined forces of Australia, the Philippines and the United States conducted a multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone, April 9-12, 2026. This activity demonstrated a collective commitment to strengthening regional and...

CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will conduct the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan across the Philippine archipelago from April 20 to May 8...