U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bryan Carrera, 21st Combat Air Base Squadron pavement and heavy equipment operator, watches a small Unmanned Aircraft System in flight during a demonstration for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Basa Air Base, Philippines, May 7, 2026. The 21st Air Expeditionary Wing utilized sUAS platforms to test new operational concepts, aggressively integrating unmanned systems into Indo-Pacific theater training events. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Adrien Tran)
| Date Taken: | 05.06.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.16.2026 21:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9748027 |
| VIRIN: | 260507-F-BR206-1229 |
| Resolution: | 6192x4128 |
| Size: | 5.44 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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