U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Multi Domain Task Force, load the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System on to a U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility vessel during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Calayan, Cagayan, Philippines, May 2, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, will conduct live-fire machine gun training on May 12, 2026, as part of the ongoing Kaiju Rain 26 exercise. This annual III MIG-led exercise, which runs from May 1 to May 31, 2026, is focused on integrating multi-domain information capabilities, enhancing communication, and strengthening regional security in the Indo-Pacific region.
