Video by Staff Sgt. Emili Koonce | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.18.2018
Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S. Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (Courtesy Video)...
Video by Sgt. Dahnyce Baucom | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.18.2018
The Exercise Balikatan closing ceremony took place at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, May 18, 2018. The ceremony represented the official conclusion of Exercise Balikatan and the continued partnership between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military......
Video by Sgt. Scott Smolinski | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.17.2018
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing; Nida D. Aranda, principal, San Antonio Elementary School and Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Alden Masagca, assistant commander, 5th Infantry Division, speak at the ribbon cutting ceremony for a 2-classroom school building at San Antonio Elementary School, Ilagan, Isabela, Philippines, May 17, 2018.......
Video by Cpl. Charles Plouffe | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.16.2018
Philippine and U.S. armed forces conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, May 15, 2018. The exercise was designed to integrate the Philippine military with U.S. forces in a combined arms scenario. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions,......
Video by Senior Airman Ashley Adkins | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.15.2018
U.S. Armed Forces and Armed Forces of the Philippines participate in a combine arms live-fire exercise (CALFEX) at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Tarlac, Philippines, on May 15, 2018. The CALFEX event showcased the orchestration of air and ground troops to seize an objective during Exercise Balikatan. The exercise was designed to integrate the Philippine military with U.S. forces in a......
Video by Sgt. Scott Smolinski | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.15.2018
U.S. Army soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard and Philippine Army soldiers with 525th Engineer Combat Battalion and 5th Infantry Division load onto UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Exercise Balikatan at Camp Melchor F. Dela Cruz, Isabela, Philippines, May 15, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military......
Video by Senior Airman Ashley Adkins | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.11.2018
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron partner with Philippine Air Force FA-50PH Fighting Eagle pilots from the 5th Fighter Wing to simulate air-to-air combat, better known as dog fighting, at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, May 11, 2018. Two A-10s and two FA-50s took off at Clark Air Base to practice visual and non-visual deconfliction tactics while......
Video by Senior Airman Ashley Adkins | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 05.11.2018
00:10-00:20 Maj Jordan Hrupek, 25 Fighter Squadron Director of Operations U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots from the 25th Fighter Squadron partner with Philippine Air Force FA-50 Fighting Eagle pilots from the 5th Fighter Wing to simulate air-to-air combat, better known as dog fighting, at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, May 11, 2018. Two A-10s and two FA-50s took off at......
