FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines – Over three months in the spring of 2024, U.S. Army engineers participating in this year’s iterations of Exercises Balikatan, Salaknib and the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center Exportable (JPMRC-X) exercise have partnered with their Armed Forces of the Philippines counterparts, engaging in humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) initiatives, construction projects, and engineer diving operations, showcasing the unwavering commitment of both nations’ armed forces to serve Filipino communities.
Of these diverse projects, developing the humanitarian civic assistance structure on the remote island of Itbayat stands out as the most challenging but also one of the most important. When complete,...
05.24.2024 | PH |
Story by Maj. Matthew Pargett
