From left, Pvt. Alex Risely, 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 2nd Lt. Nicholas Licalzi, U.S. Marine Corps Rotational Force – Darwin, 1st Lt. Miguel Orozco, Philippine 3rd Marine Brigade, and Pvt. Peni Vakafa, 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, stand shoulder to shoulder in front of autonomous maritime targets after a counter-landing live-fire exercise during Balikatan 2026, at Aporawan, Philippines, April 27, 2026. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command J7 Pacific Multi-domain Training and Experimentation Capability, provided maritime and aerial drone targets to enable troops to rehearse the full spectrum of detection, tracking, and engagement in a dynamic, contested environment. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Indo-Pacific Command photo by Eleanor Prohaska)
| Date Taken: | 04.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.05.2026 23:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9662020 |
| VIRIN: | 260427-O-EX056-1558 |
| Resolution: | 4032x3024 |
| Size: | 3.92 MB |
| Location: | PH |
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