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Balikatan 2024: Demonstrating a Strong Alliance and Interoperability in the Indo-Pacific
The 39th edition of the Balikatan exercise, the pre-eminent military drill between the United States and the Philippines, recently concluded, marking another significant year of advancements in ...
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Target ship goes down in South China Sea as allies train to thwart a Philippine invasion
Col. Omar Al Assaf said at the dunes. The ship sinking was the culmination of the annual Balikatan exercise. The training began April 22 and is scheduled to end with a ceremony Friday. Reporters ...
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US Army exports multinational combat training center to Philippines
The Army is taking a full-scale exportable Joint Pacific Multinational Training Center west of the International Date Line ...
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Amphibious combat vehicle’s first deployment may yield repair lessons
A program office is watching the amphibious combat vehicle's performance as it operates from a ship rather than a base on ...
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Successful ‘Balikatan’ gives pause to enemies using force — US general
Lt. Gen. Michael Cederholm, commanding general of the 1 Marine Expeditionary Force, said this during the closing ceremony of the Exercise Balikatan here in Camp Aguinaldo. “Balikatan ’24 has ...
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84th Engineer Battalion breaks ground on warehouse construction project during exercise Balikatan 24
So, it is fitting that one of the first functions of Balikatan 2024 military exercise is to build a warehouse to store needed supplies for humanitarian response.” Itbayat is one of the most ...
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US troops put new Philippine military sites to test in Balikatan drill
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 174 and Marine Air Control Squadron 4 board a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II during a fly-away forward arming and refueling point operation in ...
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French destroyer visits Manila as Paris eyes deeper security ties with PH
Just weeks after a French frigate joins Balikatan, the destroyer Bretagne visits Manila with plans to hold a joint exercise with the Philippine Navy ...
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U.S. and Philippine Forces Defend Island Chain Near Taiwan in Balikatan 2024 Exercise
U.S. Marine Corps Photo U.S. and Philippine forces tested their ability to secure a strategic island group only 125 miles away from Taiwan during Balikatan 2024. A combined Marine Corps and Army ...
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Navy won’t recognize China fish ban in Philippine waters
Filipino fishermen may go about their business in the country’s territorial waters unmolested and assured of protection from ...