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U.S. Naval Special Warfare Combatant Craft (Assault) vessels, a Combatant Craft Medium, and U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk and MH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) operate in formation during casualty evacuation hoist training in Subic Bay, Philippines during Exercise Balikatan 25, April 22, 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. Navy Courtesy Video)
U.S. Marine Raiders, in coordination with the Philippine Coast Guard and supported by the U.S. Army 160th SOAR(A), conducted bilateral helicopter casting training in Palawan and the Balabac Strait. The training focused on maritime interoperability, including helicopter insertions, extractions, and tactical boat operations, during both day and night. Rotary-wing support featured MH-60 Black Hawks and MH-47 Chinooks. This recurring bilateral...
EL NIDO, Philippines (March 7, 2024) – A West Coast-based U.S. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Unit and members of Philippines Naval Special Operation Units (NAVSOU) conducted a joint combined exchange training (JCET) exercise from Feb. 10 – March 7, 2025.
SULU, Philippines – Service members from Marine Special Operations Company – Philippines (MSOC-P), Special Operations Task Force - Philippines, U.S. Special Operations Command Pacific, Joint Task Force - Orion, and Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) gave respect at a memorial ceremony atop Mount Bud Dajo, Sept. 29, 2024 for three service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2009.
