Balikatan 2026: Closing Ceremony 05.08.2026 | Photo by Airman Mary Murray From left, Philippine Army Maj. Gen. Francisco F. Lorenzo, Philippines Exercise Director; Mr. Y. Robert Ewing, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i.;...
Balikatan 2026: Closing Ceremony 05.08.2026 | Photo by Senior Airman Raina Dale Members of the U.S. Marines, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Air Force and partner nations attend the closing ceremony of Exercise...
Balikatan 2026: Maj. Gen. Thomas B. Savage visits... 05.07.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Sar Paw U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage, commanding general of the U.S. joint task force – forward, shakes hands with Chief Hospital Corpsman...
Balikatan 2026: U.S. Marines and AFP participate in... 05.07.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and 1st Civil Affairs Group pose with Armed Forces of the Philippines service members for...
Balikatan 2026: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.... 05.06.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Brendon Donahue U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members view a joint task force maritime strike event as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp...
Balikatan 2026: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.... 05.06.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Brendon Donahue Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. arrives to view a joint task force maritime strike event as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp...
Balikatan 2026: Tibulao hosts a Bundle of Joy ceremony 05.06.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members and Tibulao Elementary School staff members pose for a picture during a Bundle of Joy...
Balikatan 2026: U.S., AFP service members conduct a... 05.06.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez From left, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. James Glynn, the commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger Turner,...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: Closing Ceremony 05.08.2026 | Video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. and government military officials participate in the closing ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at...
Balikatan 2026: Shoulder to Shoulder 05.08.2026 | Video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members, alongside service members from Australia, Japan, Canada, France, and New Zealand,...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: U.S. Marines and Armed Force... 05.07.2026 | Video by Airman Mary Murray U.S. Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members compete in a pistol shooting competition during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp...
Balikatan 2026: JTF MARSTRIKE Reel 05.06.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett Philippine Navy BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20), a decommissioned vessel serving as a designated target, is struck by AGM-65 maverick missiles from an...
Balikatan 2026: JTF MARSTRIKE BRoll 05.06.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett Philippine Navy BRP Magat Salamat (PS-20), a decommissioned vessel serving as a designated target, is struck by AGM-65 maverick missiles from an...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: Filipino Fun Games 05.06.2026 | Video by Senior Airman Raina Dale U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines members play basketball for the Filipino Fun Games in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: JTF MARSTRIKE 05.05.2026 | Video by Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Pruett Philippine Navy BRP Quezon (PS-70), a decommissioned vessel serving as a designated target, is struck by fires from a Japan Ground Self-Defense...
Balikatan 2026 Interview: AFP Brig. Gen.... 05.05.2026 | Video by Senior Airman Raina Dale Armed Forces of the Philippines Brig. Gen. Joey T. Fontiveros, commander of Cyber Command AFP, is interviewed during a Cyber Defense Exercise in...
Philippines, US conclude Balikatan 2026 05.08.2026 | Courtesy Story The Armed Forces of the Philippines hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 2026, May 8, marking the successful completion of the...
Balikatan 2026: Combined Civil-Military Team... 05.06.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Brandon Daniels CARMEN, Davao del Norte, Philippines - Across five humanitarian and civic assistance sites in the Philippines, U.S. service members, Armed Forces...
Multinational forces sink decommissioned ships in... 05.06.2026 | Courtesy Story Philippine, U.S., Japanese, and Canadian forces integrated land, sea and air platforms to sense, strike and destroy two decommissioned ships off...
Balikatan 2026: Aeromedical Evacuation Exercise 05.06.2026 | Story by Airman Mary Murray The Philippine Air Force and U.S. Air Force, alongside partners from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Royal...
Balikatan 26: Multinational forces complete Cyber... 05.05.2026 | Story by Senior Airman Raina Dale The U.S. military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines collaborated with multinational forces for the first time in this year’s Cyber Defense...
Multinational forces conduct Maritime Key Terrain... 05.04.2026 | Courtesy Story Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members conducted Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations across the Philippine archipelago as...
Multinational forces exercise coastal defense in... 05.03.2026 | Courtesy Story More than 800 service members from the Philippines, United States, Japan, and Canada successfully synchronized sensors and fires across air, land,...
Multilateral Forces Conduct Maritime Event During... 05.01.2026 | Courtesy Story The Philippines, United States, Australia, Japan, and Canada conducted a Multilateral Maritime Event off the western coast of Luzon as part of...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Balikatan 25 Missions Infographic 05.05.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.- Philippine...
Exercise Balikatan 2025 Missions Infographic 05.04.2025 | Graphics by Cpl. Vivian Linwu This graphic highlights Exercise Balikatan 25, incorporating several combined joint all-domain operation events that increase U.S.-Philippine...
