Balikatan 2026: Opening Ceremony 04.20.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Sar Paw From left to right, Philippine Army Maj. Gen Franscisco F. Lorenzo Jr, Philippine exercise director, Gen. Romero S. Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of...
Balikatan 2026: U.S., Philippine service members... 04.14.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo U.S. Army Sgt. Timothy Costello, a medic assigned to 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, teaches CPR during a cooperative health...
Balikatan 2026: U.S. service members setup for a... 04.13.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo U.S. Navy Cmdr. Meghan Ginn, the cooperative health engagement officer in charge assigned to Health Support Services, I Marine Expeditionary...
Balikatan 2026: Villa Reyes Elementary School hosts... 04.09.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members, and Villa Reyes Elementary School staff members, pose for a picture during a Bundle of...
Balikatan 2026: U.S., Philippine service members... 04.08.2026 | Photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Paul Quesada, the communications chief for Marine Forces Pacific, provides instructions during a...
Balikatan 2026: U.S., Philippine service members... 04.08.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo Community members wait in line for medication during a cooperative health engagement as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in San Narciso, Quezon,...
Balikatan 26: Distributed maritime logistics in the... 03.17.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Luciano U.S. Marines assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force and Philippine contractors onload tactical vehicles onto a Philippine barge in Cagayan...
Balikatan 26: U.S. and Armed Forces of the... 03.12.2026 | Photo by Lance Cpl. Madison Luciano U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jeffrey Tranberg, I Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to Armed Forces of the Philippines service members during...
Balikatan 26: Opening Ceremony Reel 04.20.2026 | Video by Cpl. Anita Ramos U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines,...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: Opening Ceremony 04.20.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deighton Saint-Cyr U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 26 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila,...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: Opening Ceremony 04.19.2026 | Video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Balikatan 26 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila,...
Balikatan 2026: Teaser Reel 04.13.2026 | Video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will conduct the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan across the Philippine archipelago...
Balikatan 2026: U.S., Philippine service members... 04.09.2026 | Video by Sgt. Vincent Needham U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members donate school supplies to Villa Reyes Elementary School as part of Exercise Balikatan...
Balikatan 2026 Interview: School teacher Cecile... 04.09.2026 | Video by Sgt. Vincent Needham Cecile Tacson, a teacher at Villa Reyes Elementary School, gives an interview during a civic-military engagement supporting Exercise Balikatan...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: U.S., Philippine service... 04.08.2026 | Video by Sgt. Atticus Martinez U.S. and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members synchronize communications equipment and refine standard operating procedures in...
Balikatan 2026 B-Roll: US, Philippine service... 04.08.2026 | Video by Sgt. Vincent Needham U.S. Airmen with the 356th Expeditionary Theatre Support Group, Pacific Air Forces, and Armed Forces of the Philippines service members build an...
Balikatan 2026 opening ceremony highlights a strong... 04.19.2026 | Courtesy Story Exercise Balikatan 2026, the 41st iteration of the largest annual bilateral exercise conducted between the Philippines and the United States,...
Balikatan 2026: Villa Reyes Receives Care, Training... 04.14.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Brandon Daniels Residents of Barangay Villa Reyes, San Narciso, Quezon, Philippines gathered this week as service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Philippine, U.S. forces kick off most expansive... 04.12.2026 | Courtesy Story The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military will conduct the 41st iteration of Exercise Balikatan across the Philippine archipelago...
Balikatan 2026: U.S. Marines, Sailors Conduct... 04.07.2026 | Story by 1st Lt. Benjamin Gillman U.S. Marines and Sailors alongside their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts and civilian entities, conducted a Maritime Prepositioning...
Philippine, U.S. Forces Conclude Balikatan 25... 05.09.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines -- Service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. military, Japanese Self-Defense Force,...
Philippines, U.S. conclude Exercise Balikatan 25 05.09.2025 | Courtesy Story The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) hosted the closing ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 25 today, marking the successful completion of the...
Balikatan 25: Strengthening Cyber Security Ties... 05.06.2025 | Story by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military recently participated in the Cyber Defense Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 from...
Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Military... 05.06.2025 | Story by 1st Lt. Owen Hitchcock DUGUI SAN ISIDRO, Philippines – Together Philippine and U.S. service members led medical, dental, and school support initiatives for local...
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...
