Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael S. Cederholm, a native of Connecticut and commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks at the press conference to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Francisco F. Lorenzo, Philippines Exercise Director, speaks at the press conference to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Philippine and U.S. government and military representatives pose for a photo during the closing ceremony to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Hon. Gilberto S. Teodoro, the secretary of national defense for the Philippines, gives remarks during the closing ceremony to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Hon. MaryKay L. Carlson, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, gives remarks during the closing ceremony to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, chief of staff for the AFP, gives remarks during the closing ceremony to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Erica Padgett | Exercise Balikatan | 05.08.2025
Philippine and U.S. government and military representatives furl the Balikatan flag during the closing ceremony to conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 9, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to......
Photo by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna | 3d Marine Division | 05.08.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. David L. Tuck, an air officer with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts an instructional class with Philippine Airmen with 790th Air Base Group, Philippine Air Force at the Close Air Support Exercise during Exercise Balikatan 25, on Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, May 8, 2025. The CAS Exercise included participation from U.S. Marines......
