#BALIKATAN2024 | Philippine Marines and their counterparts from the United States Marine Corps (USMC) conducted an air assault exercise in Balabac Island, Palawan on April 26, as part of the ongoing Exercise Balikatan.

The United States and the Philippines have kicked off the annual military exercise Balikatan 2024, which will be the largest bilateral exercise in three decades and will be held for the first time in the area of ​​the island state's territorial dispute with China. The Philippine…

TINGNAN | Dumating na sa bayan ng Basco kaninang pasado alas onse ng umaga ang dalawang UH60 Black Hawk at dalawang CH47 Chinook na lulan ang mga kabilang sa Balikatan Exercises 39-2024.

Lulan ng Black Hawk ang nasa 16 na USMC at 6 na PMC, habang ang Chinook ay 4 na USMC…

#Balikatan photos of the day: Filipino and American soldiers conduct high altitude-high opening (HAHO) jump training to increase proficiency in airborne infiltration techniques. #FriendsPartnersAllies Armed Forces of the Philippines Philippine Army U.S. Army

The annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States military, Exercise Balikatan officially starts now.

🎥 : U.S. Marine Corps Sgt Cameron Hermanet

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As part of the Balikatan Exercise 39-2024’s Multilateral Maritime Exercise (MME), the AFP, the US-INDOPACOM, and the French Navy conducted a joint Maritime Search and Rescue (MSAR) exercise on April 28 in the West Philippine Sea.

Photos by: AFP Western Command

Itigil ang US Balikatan War Games!
Alisin ang mga Dayuhang Tropa at Base Militar sa bansa!
Ibasura ang Mutual Defense Treaty, VFA at EDCA!
Lupa, Pagkain at Trabaho, Hindi Gera at Cha-Cha!

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TINGNAN | Pormal na nagtapos ngayong araw ang limang araw na multilateral maritime exercise (MME) sa pagitan ng Philippine Navy, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command at French Navy sa Palawan at West Philippine Sea na bahagi ng Balikatan Exercise 39-24.

Kabilang sa mga huling aktibidad…

WATCH: Philippine Navy’s BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) and BRP Davao del Sur (LD602) at the waters off Parola port in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Both ships are participating in the 2024 Balikatan Exercises with the US and French Navy.

#Balikatan photo of the day: Filipino and American military personnel are working together to build a two-classroom building at San Agustin Elementary School in San Fernando, La Union. #FriendsPartnersAllies

WATCH: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49) and (LD-602) BRP Davao Del Sur(LD-602) during the continuation of division tactics in Palawan on Thursday (April 26, 2024) for the Multilateral Maritime Exercise of Exercise Balikatan 39-24. Video taken aboard BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-16).

𝐏𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐒, 𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐀, 𝐅𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄, 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐁 𝐏𝐔𝐖𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐀𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐀𝐆 𝐍𝐆𝐀𝐘𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐀 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐏𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐒𝐄𝐀 𝐁𝐈𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐇𝐀𝐆𝐈 𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍

| ulat ni Jaymark Dagala

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#BALIKATAN2024 | Balikatan Exercise's humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) initiative continues with the ongoing construction at Allanay Elementary School in Lasam, Cagayan Province.

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The Philippine Navy says China-made BRP Caliraya will be used as a mock enemy target during PH-US Balikatan’s sinking exercise.

“No pun intended. No meaning to that. It’s just coincidental,” says Philippine Navy’s Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad. | via Michael Joe Delizo

Philippine Air Force personnel and their US counterparts came together to showcase their exceptional skills in simulated improvised explosive device (IED) disposal training during Exercise Balikatan 24 on April 25, in Camp Aguino, Tarlac.

📝 : DVIDS

📸 : USMC Cpl. Kyle Chan

Live-fire drills in South China Sea halted as Chinese spy vessel shadows Balikatan exercises. @rikglauert reports from on board a Philippine navy vessel.

#FrontlineWeekend | Tuluy-tuloy pa rin ang naval drills sa Balikatan Exercise ng Pilipinas, Estados Unidos, at France sa West Philippine Sea. Pero sa gitna ng pagsasanay, namataan ang isang barko ng China. #News5 | via Reiniel Pawid

New map — Major military activity in the Indo-Pacific:

- 1/3 of US Navy Fleet in theater
- Balikatan underway, many major firsts
- Taiwan inauguration May 20 & potential Chinese response
- Increased PLA military activity around Taiwan, 120+ ships in SCS

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#Balikatan 24 kicks off for FS Vendémiaire in Puerto Princesa, island of Palawan, 🇵🇭. She will be taking part in the multilateral maritime exercise focusing on maritime safety and HADR, alongside 🇺🇸 and the 🇵🇭.