Story by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna | 3d Marine Division | 05.20.2025
BATAN ISLAND, Philippines – Cpl. Malia Sparks, a Marine with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, united with her family members on Batan Island, Philippines, during the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operation as a part of Exercise Balikatan 25, April 27, 2025. This event symbolized the decades-long partnership between the U.S. and Philippines, contributing to Balikatan 25’s......
Story by 1st Lt. Anne Pentaleri | 3d Marine Division | 05.10.2025
NORTHERN LUZON, Philippines – Exercise Balikatan 25, the 40th iteration of the long-standing annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military, has officially concluded. As U.S. Marines, Soldiers, Airmen, Australian Defence Force, and Japanese Self-Defense Force servicemembers, along with those from 16 observer nations, begin retrograding from the Philippines,......
Story by Capt. John Fischer | Marine Rotational Force - Darwin | 05.09.2025
PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — From the northern coast of Australia to the southern edge of the Philippine archipelago, U.S. Marines with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) spent the last month executing rapid maneuver, joint and combined integrated fires, and combined exercises alongside Philippine and Australian allies across one of the......
Courtesy Story | Exercise Balikatan | 05.09.2025
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 25 today, marking the successful completion of the largest annual combined military exercise between the Philippines and the United States....
Story by 1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock | Exercise Balikatan | 05.09.2025
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines -- Service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. military, Japanese Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force concluded humanitarian civic assistance efforts on May 7 as part of Exercise Balikatan 25....
Story by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney | Exercise Balikatan | 05.06.2025
The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military recently participated in the Cyber Defense Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 from April 21 to May 9, at Camp Aguinaldo, Philippines....
Story by 1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock | Exercise Balikatan | 05.06.2025
DUGUI SAN ISIDRO, Philippines – Together Philippine and U.S. service members led medical, dental, and school support initiatives for local residents of Barangay Dugui San Isidro from May 5- 6, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 humanitarian operations....
Story by Maj. Ian Sandall | 1st Multi-Domain Task Force | 05.05.2025
The 1st Multi-Domain Effects Battalion from the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force conducted drone, high altitude balloon, and electromagnetic warfare training alongside Philippine counterparts at Palawan and Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui during the annual 2025 Balikatan exercise....
