The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces will fire at and sink a decommissioned vessel of the Philippine Navy (PN) in Zambales on Wednesday, April 26, as part of the combined and joint littoral live fire exercise of the ongoing Balikatan drills. (San Antonio,...
The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) conducted an air assault planning exercise which highlighted their capability to operate the Black Hawk helicopter while the Patriot, an American missile defense system heavily used by Ukraine in resisting Russia’s invasion, was...
Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army troops trained together in Pekiti-Tirsia Kali and combat tracking on Tuesday, April 18, as part of this year’s Exercise Balikatan. (A Filipino soldier trains an American troop in Pekiti Tirsia Kali, a Filipino combat training program, at the Scout...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (CSAFP), went to Cagayan and Isabela provinces on Tuesday, April 18, to inspect three of the four proposed sites for the expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) which are also being used as venues for...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – Key leaders and stakeholders of the province of Batanes manifested their support for the PH-US Forces Balikatan Exercise 38-23 after learning its benefits and objectives from the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Their support was announced...
ILOILO CITY – As part of this year’s “Balikatan” military exercises, the 3rd Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army and the United States Armed Forces conducted a health training in Antique province. A BASIC life support training was held in Sibalom town, Antique province under the...
Senator Francis Tolentino (Senate PRIB) Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino on Monday, April 17, proposed for the country’s Balikatan Exercises with the United States (US) to include in upcoming drills the evacuation simulation of more than 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) based in Taiwan...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Sunday, April 16, that three floating assets from the Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) were utilized to perform field training exercises (FTEs) in the waters of Palawan as part of the ongoing Exercise Balikatan. (Photo: Western...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces have enhanced their cyber defense capabilities as militaries around the world are prompted to develop new techniques to combat emerging threats in the cyberspace. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) Gen. Andres...
Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces will test their interoperability in responding to incidents involving a high number of casualties as part of the ongoing “Exercise Balikatan” 2023. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines / AFP) The combined...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) disclosed Wednesday, April 12, that it will give assistance to the fisherfolk that will be affected by the “Exercise Balikatan” at sea drills. (Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Armed Forces conduct knock out...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac – The commander of the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured that livelihood of fisherfolk on coastal areas in Northern and Central Luzon will not be affected by the ongoing “Balikatan” military exercise. FILIPINO and American...
