LAOAC, Pangasinan – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and United States Special Operations Forces conducted the first-ever Alternate Landing Zone (ALZ)-Highway Landing Operation in the country here on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The exercise that aims to train AFP personnel for aircraft landings on...
An Australian warship transited the South China Sea near the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) and dropped anchor in Subic for a port visit aimed at strengthening maritime ties with the Philippine Navy (PN). The PN, through the Philippine Fleet (PF), is hosting HMAS Toowoomba, an Anzac-class...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will conduct a series of large-scale military activities with the United States in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for two months, it was confirmed on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for WPS, said the exercises will take...
The Philippine Navy (PN) has deployed Naval Task Group 80.5 aboard BRP Antonio Luna (FF-151) for the second Association of Southeast Asian Nations–United States Maritime Exercise (AUMEX 2025) in Batam, Indonesia, an initiative viewed as part of a broader effort by Southeast Asian states and...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) suspended the field training component of its annual joint military drills, AJEX DAGIT-PA 09-2025, as it redirected troops and resources to respond to the potential devastation of Super Typhoon “Uwan” on Sunday, Nov. 9. In a statement, the AFP said the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) clarified that one of its helicopters spotted landing multiple times at the roof deck helipad of St. Luke’s Medical Center–Global City in Taguig City on Wednesday, October 29, was engaged in a planned training exercise, not a medical evacuation or VIP escort as...
Filipino and American marines demonstrated their growing interoperability and maritime defense capabilities through a joint maritime strike event exercise held on Friday, Oct. 17, at the headquarters of the 4th Marine “Makusug” Brigade (4MBDE) in Burgos, Ilocos Norte. The activity formed part...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) launched the Marine Air Support Activity 2025 (MASA 25) on Monday, Oct. 13, to strengthen their cooperation and enhance regional security in the Indo-Pacific. MASA 25 is a bilateral exercise under the Mutual Defense...
The Philippine Army (PA) announced Monday, Sept. 15, that it has joined forces with the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for a two-day humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) training at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City. The joint activity held at the Forerunner Training Area, Libingan ng mga Bayani...
The Philippine Navy (PN) successfully carried out its first-ever aerial launch of a Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) missile during a live-fire unilateral exercise in waters facing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Tuesday, Sept 9. PN Acting Flag Officer in Command Rear Adm. Alan Javier witnessed the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) concluded Exercise ALON 25 (Amphibious and Land Operations) on Friday, Aug. 29, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, capping off two weeks of joint drills aimed at strengthening interoperability in maritime defense and...
Sailors and marines onboard BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) drove away intruding Chinese vessels, effectively diffusing the tense situation in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. confirmed this on Sunday,...
