U.S. Soldiers assigned to Cross Domain Effects Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, receives a supply drop from a U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook aircraft with 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 in Itbayat Airport, Itbayat, Philippines, April 24, 2025.
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. Army video by Sgt. Brandon Roland)
Philippine Army Soldiers assigned to the Philippine Army Signal Regiment and U.S. Army Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Division Artillery Brigade, 25th Infantry Division conducted a joint Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) focused on radio communication during Salaknib 2025, on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 3, 2025.
FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — Soldiers from Charlie Company, 2nd Forward Support Medical Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and Soldiers with the Philippine Army, conducted a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) on medical evacuation, reinforcing interoperability and strengthening allied readiness on March 24, 2025 in support of Salaknib 2025.
