U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division joined forces with Philippine Army Soldiers assigned to Army Support Command, 7th Infantry Division, and Special Forces Regiment Airborne to conduct Low-Cost Low Altitude (LCLA) dropping and sling load operations during Balikatan 2024 atFort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 22, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences.
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – U.S. Army Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division joined forces with Philippine Army Soldiers assigned to Army Support Command, 7th Infantry Division, and Special Forces Regiment Airborne to conduct Low-Cost Low Altitude dropping and sling load operations during Exercise Balikatan 2024 on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 22, 2024.
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines—During the first iteration of this year’s annual Salaknib bilateral exercise, service members assigned to the United States Army Pacific and the Philippine Army’s 5th and 7th Infantry Divisions participated in multiple subject matter expert exchanges (SMEE) across several key functional areas to increase interoperability between the participating forces. The information and experiences gathered from these...