Kadena, JSDF holds aircraft live fire training

Balikatan 25 Strengthens US, Philippine Alliance

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Wing participates in Exercise Balikatan 25, Philippines, April 21 to May 9, 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. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Audrey Martinez)

Taken: 05.09.2025 | Video by Cpl. Audrey Martinez

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Operations Order Training KQ22

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HOLIDAY LIGHTS AND CHRISTMAS TREES TRADITIONALLY GO UP AFTER THANKS GIVING. ON OKINAWA MARINE CORPORAL MICHAEL LOPEZ TAKES US TO TORII STATION WHERE SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE THE CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE LIGHTING OF THEIR CHRISTMAS TREE.