U.S. Marines and the Philippine Air Force participate in Exercise Balikatan 2019 on Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, April 1-11, 2019. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. Balikatan helps participating forces maintain a high level of readiness, responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Logan Foster)
Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.
CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.
MANILA, Philippines – U.S. Special Forces Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) out of Okinawa, Japan and Armed Forces of the Philippines Soldiers conducted medical evacuation hoist training, April 4, 2019, on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines as part of Joint Combined Exchange Training Exercise Balikatan 2019.
Balikatan, which means “shoulder to shoulder” in Tagalog, highlights the long-standing relationship...
