USINDOPACOM Strengthens Alliance, Regional Cooperation During Philippines Visit [Image 4 of 9]

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

05.08.2026

Photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez 

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command         

Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines attended the closing ceremony for the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan alongside Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr., U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, Y. Robert Ewing, and Philippine Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Francisco F. Lorenzo Jr. The exercise enhances defense readiness, strengthens the ironclad alliance, and improves maritime security and interoperability. USINDOPACOM is committed to enhancing stability in the Indo-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and when necessary, prevailing in conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Angel Heraldez)

• Date Taken: 05.08.2026
• Date Posted: 05.08.2026 22:59
• Photo ID: 9673522
• VIRIN: 260508-A-GJ727-1040
• Resolution: 5662x3767
• Size: 6.21 MB
• Location: MANILA, PH