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AFP, US forces conclude annual Balikatan exercise April 13, 2019 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event. MORE

US-PH Exercise Balikatan shares Assault Amphibious Vehicle tactics in a combined amphibious exercise April 13, 2019 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--Philippine and U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conducted a bilateral amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) April 11, 2019 at Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), Zambales as part of the U.S.-Philippine Exercise Balikatan 2019. MORE

PH-US Exercise Balikatan increases warfighting capabilities, complex live fire training April 13, 2019 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--Philippine and U.S. Army, Marine Corps and Air Force service members conducted a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) Wednesday at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Crow Valley as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019. MORE

PH-US Exercise Balikatan gives health, emergency services in Laguna April 10, 2019 — CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--Filipino, U.S., and Australian health and medical specialists visited Pangil, Laguna Tuesday, April 3, for a Cooperative Health Engagement (CHE) as part of the Philippine-U.S. Exercise Balikatan 2019. MORE

AFP, US Forces open 35th Balikatan Exercise April 3, 2019 — Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gathered together during the Balikatan 2019 opening ceremony to mark the official start of the exercise on Monday, April 1, 2019 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. MORE

U.S. and Japanese Forces Partner During Exercise Yama Sakura 75 January 2, 2019 — CAMP COURTNEY, Okinawa, Japan (Dec. 18, 2018) – U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade spent over a week advancing their operational capabilities, interoperability and partnership through exercise Yama Sakura 75 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan. MORE

U.S. Marines and Sailors aid in local accident October 5, 2018 — TERNATE, LUZON, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – Two U.S. Marines, two U.S. Sailors and a Philippine Marine came to the assistance of a local Filipino motorcyclist who was pinned underneath his vehicle as a result of an accident in Ternate, Cavite, Philippines, around 3 p.m. Tuesday. MORE

U.S. Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines Launch Exercise KAMANDAG 2 October 2, 2018 — Subic Bay, October 1, 2018 — The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) opened exercise KAMANDAG 2 with a ceremony at the Subic Bay International Airport on Monday. KAMANDAG 2 will take place October 1 to 10, 2018, at multiple locations on the island of Luzon. MORE

MSC’s USNS Sacagawea Supports Additive Manufacturing Platform April 9, 2018 — Personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) joined forces with Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Marine Wing Communications Squadron (MWCS) 18 to test an additive manufacturing function aboard Military Sealift Command’s USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) April 2–7. MORE

Exercise KAMANDAG begins in the Philippines October 2, 2017 — U.S. and Philippine Marines conduct the opening ceremony for Exercise KAMANDAG at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Philippines, Oct. 2. KAMANDAG is an acronym for the Filipino phrase "Kaagapay Ng Maddirigma Ng Dagat," which translates to "Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea." This bilateral exercise increases the ability of the U.S. and the Philippines to rapidly respond to terrorist threats or humanitarian crises. MORE

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