Exercise Balikatan was “a real strategic victory” that showed how far the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment has come, its ...

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 board a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II during a fly-away forward arming and refueling point operation in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MANILA – New military sites designated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the U.S. and the Philippines ...

Amphibious combat vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive in formation back to the amphibious landing dock USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) ...

Task Force Regulars, headed by 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and the 1st Brigade Combat Team, Philippine Army, completed a Combined Arms ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. More than 16,000 troops will take part in the U.S.'s largest military ...

THE Indian-made BrahMos cruise missile system, considered the most powerful weapon in the Philippine arsenal, will be subjected to simulation firing during the maritime strike phase of the Balikatan ...

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 ...

Balikatan Exercise is the largest annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States to boost defense cooperation and improve joint operational readiness between the two countries.

MANILA, Philippines — The United States and the Philippines kicked off one of their largest combat exercises Monday in an annual display of allied military might aimed at deterring aggression in Asia, ...

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Type 88 Surface-to-Ship Missile System fires during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Paoay Sand Dunes, Philippines, May 6, 2026. (Jonathan Beauchamp/U.S. Marine Corps) ...