TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan 's airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate. The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-U.S....
Malacañang said the first-ever joint military exercises between the Philippines and Japan are a reaffirmation of both nations’ shared commitment to peace, cooperation, and readiness—not merely an act of defense. In a press briefing on Thursday, Oct. 9, Communications Undersecretary Claire...
The Philippine Army (PA) is bolstering its external defense posture through expanded cooperation with the United States Army on joint operations and maritime security. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete received US Army I Corps Commanding General Lt. Gen. Matthew McFarlane and 6th Battalion,...
More than 500 bilateral engagements, such as military trainings, will be conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and United States Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) in 2026, it was bared on Tuesday, Aug. 19. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. met...
The Philippines and Australia will increase their joint military exercises this year by twice as much as last year. Australia's defense government, in an advisory dated April 7, said the move is aimed at strengthening cooperation and broadening interoperability between troops of both...
Filipino Air Force and Navy personnel joined their counterparts from the United States and Canada in the conduct of military exercises in the waters of Northern Luzon, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Thursday, Feb. 13. AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner, Jr. said the activity...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas believes that President Marcos is "playing with fire" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This, as Brosas, an assistant minority, slammed the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will look into China’s proposal for the conduct of joint exercises with its military although some social media users appear cold to the idea due to the latter’s aggressive behavior in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). *AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr....
Philippine and US troops will conduct military exercises starting Thursday, July 6, focusing on mutual defense, strengthening relationships and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. According to the US Embassy in Manila, service members of both countries will conduct a range of interoperability...
More than 150 soldiers from the Philippine Army (PA) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) gathered in Tanay, Rizal on Monday, May 15, for the commencement of the Philippine-Australia Army-to-Army Exercise (PAAAE) “Kasangga” 23-2. (Courtesy of Philippine Army) A total of 114 soldiers from...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) recently trained together on maintaining AIM-9 missile launchers as part of the ongoing Cope Thunder 23-1 Exercise. (Maintenance officers, technicians, and specialists from the Philippine Air Force and United States Pacific Air...
Filipino and American forces will gather next week for the largest joint military exercises between the history of the Philippines and the US. More than 17,600 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military will participate in this year's Balikatan (shoulder-to-shoulder)...
