Exercise Balikatan is the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States, and this year will include Australia, Japan, France, Canada, and New Zealand. The Tagalog phrase “Balikatan” means “shoulder-to-shoulder,” which captures the spirit of the exercise and the close friendship between the United States and the Philippines. Taking place April...
Bold Alligator 2012 is a live and synthetic scenario-driven simulation supported amphibious exercise designed to train Expeditionary Strike Group 2 (ESG 2) and 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB). BA will be the largest amphibious exercise conducted by the Navy/Marine Corps team in the last 10 years, and will be the first live East Coast ESG/Marine Expeditionary Brigade-level exercise in...
