MAY 13, 2025 - U.S., Philippine, and Japanese military forces, along with civilian leaders, gathered for the Balikatan 25 Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) Tabletop Exercise, working together to enhance crisis response coordination and strengthen their longstanding alliance from April 29 to May 1, 2025. The trilateral exercise fulfills a pledge made by the … [Read more...]

MAY 12, 2025 - U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, supported by U.S. Marines with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Soldiers with 25th Infantry Division, and Philippines Marines with Marines Battalion Landing Team 10, concluded the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations (MKTSO) event during Exercise Balikatan 25 with the retrograde … [Read more...]

MAY 8, 2025 – U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 participated in a commemoration service for the Battle of the Coral Sea in Darwin on May 6. Fought in May 1942, the Battle of the Coral Sea marked a turning point in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Known as the first naval engagement in history waged entirely by carrier-based aircraft, it halted the … [Read more...]

MAY 7, 2025 - Balikatan 25 marked the first year that U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion (LAAB) partnered with Philippine Airmen with the 960th Air and Missile Defense Group. This new collaboration builds on the longstanding U.S.-Philippine military relationship, further strengthening our combined capabilities and mutual understanding. “The Balikatan 25 … [Read more...]

MAY 6, 2025 – U.S. service members tested the newly authorized Neros Archer drone during a showcase at Range 220, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, March 12, 2025.  The Neros Archer drone is a first person view platform built to deliver modular warheads on the Blue Unmanned Aerial System list that is authorized for official Department of … [Read more...]