PH, US militaries conclude multilateral maritime event of Balikatan

PH, US militaries conclude multilateral maritime event of Balikatan

Allied vessels USS Savannah (LCS-28) from the US Navy, FFM-5 JS Yahagi from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces, BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) from Philippine Navy, USN's USS Comstock (LSD-45), PN's BRP Apolinario Mabini (PS36), and BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) from the Philippine Coast Guard, sail in formation during the Multilateral Maritime Event of Balikatan Exercises. (Photo: AFP)After six days of complex and coordinated naval operations, t…

Marines Surge Forward for Balikatan

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-130J with 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing after their arrival to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, from Mindanao for Balikatan 2025, April 15, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined forc…