Armed Forces of the Philippines Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph E. Adua, engineer, Western Command, Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines and Marine Lance Cpl. Melinda L. Carbajal, combat engineer, Marine Wi More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy Seaman 1st Class Mila R. Villanueva, pharmacist, Barangay Headquarters, Navy Reserves, Puerto Princesa, Republic of the Philippines, and U.S. Army Spc. Juelle F. Bonds, supp More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Soldiers from the 50th Infantry Battalion and U.S. Soldiers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, prepare to head out on a foot patrol to their training sites. The f More
Command Sergeant Major Curtis H. Arnold Jr., sergeant major of the 196th Infantry Brigade, made a visit to the Advance NCO School during a brief break from the field training exercise portion of Balikatan 2012 More
U.S. soldiers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Army personnel from the 50th Infantry Battalion, use Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems, which tie into the More
Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. soldiers prepare to conduct a verbal after-action analysis to receive feedback on their simulated raid, from both observers and participants, April 18. Exercise Balikata More
Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. soldiers take a break before observer controllers conduct a verbal after-action analysis to receive feedback from both observers and participants, April 18. Exercise Bal More
Armed Forces of the Philippines soldiers from the 50th Infantry Division conduct rehearsals during their live-fire exercise walkthrough, April 19, during the field training exercise portion of Exercise Balikata More
U.S. Army Col. Jack K. Pritchard (left), the commanding officer of the 196th Infantry Brigade, shows the Initial-Homestation Instrumentation System to Armed Forces of the Philippines Marine Brig. Gen. Romeo T. More
Racers from the Republic of the Philippines and the U.S. huddle around after completing Bayanihan 2012, April 21. Civilians and military alike, both Filipino and U.S., participated in the race that was an organ More
U.S. Army Spc. Petina Pulemagafa (right), 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, and students from Callos Elementary School, Panaranda, Philippines, do push-ups outside the school, April 21. Armed F More
Philippine Army Staff Sgt. Alex Alcoran, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Special Forces, identifies a suspected explosive device and prepares to disarm it during a training scenario, April 23, at Fort Magsaysay, Ph More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roger F. Mathews (left), deputy commanding general of U.S. Army, Pacific, and Brig. Gen. Alan R. Luga, commander of 7th Infantry Division, accompany wreaths for placement at a memorial site, More
Mark Anthony Bartolome (right), 17, receives his certificate of completion in the Carpentry and Masonry Course held at Callos Elementary School in Penaranda, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 25, from Philippine More
Philippine Army Col. George Patrick V. Avila (left), Combined Army Forces commander, Armed Forces of the Philippines, gives a gift symbolizing the partnership between the Republic of the Philippines and U.S. mi More
During an impromptu handshake, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Dwayne Theissen, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific commanding general, and Philippine Navy Rear Adm. Victor Emmanuel C. Martir, Philippine Armed Forces e More
An Afghan village resident receives food supplies delivered by members of the 3rd Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police, Village of Rabat-e-Adham, Herat province, Afghanistan, May 22, 2012. ANCOP members d More
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Combat Aviation Brigade, starts the memorial 5K for the fallen warriors from the Missouri Army National Guard.
Col. Tamas Sandor, Hungarian Special Operations Forces (SOF) commander, boards a CH-47, Chinook helicopter with newly-arrived staff members at a base in Eastern Afghanistan. Afghan National Security Forces (ANS More
Philippine Air Force Staff. Sgt. Amado Morales, crash fire rescue firefighter, "We are very fortunate to have these Balikatan exercises, I enjoy working with the Marines. They have taught us a lot, and I hope t More
U.S. Navy Corpsman Petty Officer 3rd Class, Ferik Roman (center) shows Philippine Air Force, U.S. Marines Corp firefighters a typical medical bag carried by corpsman as part of a April 11, 2013, basic life savi More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Curtis Lee, left, and Philippine Navy Capt. Ramon C. Renales, discuss scheduled humanitarian civic assistance projects April 21 prior to a press conference in Legazpi City, Albay Province More
Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. Romell Allan P. Genete, right, the group commander of the 790th Air Base Group, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keith W. Earhart, left, and U. S. Marine Corps More
Members of the Philippine Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps compete in a friendly basketball match at Crow Valley, Philippines, May 5, 2014, to mark the end of the opening day of Balikatan 2014. Balikatan is an a More
Philippine Marines from 2nd Marine Company, 11th Marine Battalion, and U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, work together during the first day of live-fire training May 6, 2014, at Crow Valley More
U.S. Navy Capt. James G. Meyer, commodore of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment and Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force commander for Balikatan 2015, speaks with Armed Forces of the Philippine More
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Cameron Geertsema, commanding officer of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, tours construction at Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School in Tapaz, Philippines, during Balikatan 2015, A More
A U.S. Army UH-60Q Black Hawk prepares to land near Clark Medical City in Pampanga, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2015, April 18. Balikatan, an annual Philippines-U.S. military bilateral training exerc More
Exercise Director Vice Adm. Alexander Lopez, Armed Forces of the Philippines; Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin; Acting Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Evan Garcia; U.S. Ambassador to t More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Lt. Col. Ariel Reyes, commanding officer of the 12th Infantry Battalion, shares a story with U.S. Marine Capt. Paul Brashier, a III Marine Expeditionary Force civil affairs More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marlon Diokno, a Filipino-American U.S. Marine, meets a Santa Juliana Elementary School student at a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps community outreach event during Exercise Balikatan 20 More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Geramiah Kelly, left, shows Philippine Marines preventive maintenance measures for a Tram 624KR Tractor April 20 at Crow Valley, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2015. The U.S. Mari More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Lt. Col. Ariel Reyes, center, commanding officer of the 12th Infantry Battalion, speaks with U.S. Marine Capt. Paul Brashier, a civil affairs Marine assigned to III Marine E More
ZAMBALES, Philippines - Amphibious Assault Vehicles land ashore during a bilateral amphibious landing by the Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps, April 21, on North Beach at the Naval Education Training Center in More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Herb Shao, left, deputy Joint Exercise Support Group chaplain, exchanges family service procedures with Philippine, U.S. and Australian personnel during a religious leadership symposium at C More
U.S. Army Spc. Poole Spencer, right, a plumber with the 643rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, and Philippine Air Force Sgt. Rodante Suplito, left, 570th Composite Tactical Win More
Armed Forces of the Philippines 1st Lt. Joseph Agbayani, left, Nurse Corps and first responder training course facilitator, and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Garret, right, Alpha Company, Civil Affairs Battalion m More
U.S. crash fire rescue Marines conduct a subject matter expert exchange with the Philippine Air Force during exercise Balikatan 2015 aboard Basa Air Base, Philippines, April 22. During the event, servicemembers More
Philippine Air Force aircrew members attend a briefing about the U.S. Air Force’s HH-60G Pave Hawk’s equipment and capabilities during a bilateral exchange as part of exercise Balikatan 2015 at Clark Air Base, More
Marine Brig. Gen. C. J. Mahoney, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific deputy commander and assistant exercise director of Balikatan 2015, boards an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, April 22, at Villamor Air Base, More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Pfc. Marlon Cepedoza, assigned to the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, paints a wall with U.S. Marine Sgt. Joe Williams, assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion More
U.S. Marine Capt. Paul Brashier, a civil affairs Marine assigned to III Marine Expeditionary Force, leads children in a team-building exercise at Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School in Tapaz, Philippin More
U.S. Army Capt. Jesse Kittel, left, Detachment 1230 officer in charge, 324th Psychological Operations Company, detachment officer in charge, and Staff Sgt. Chandelle Stone, center left, Detachment 1230 product More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit discuss pre-flight information while Philippine Air Force (PAF) air battle managers board a 961st AACS E-3 Sentry More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ronald Flanagan, an aircrew flight equipment apprentice, 374th Operations Support Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, calibrates a pair of night-vision goggles with Philippine 1st More
U.S. Air Force Capts. Brad Bernard and Stephen Larson, both 36th Airlift Squadron C-130H pilots, speak with two paratroopers from the Philippine air force’s 710th Special Operations Wing before an airdrop missi More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Joe Williams, assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, talks with Armed Forces of the Philippines Army engineers, assigned to the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, during a break at More
Philippine air force Airman 2nd Class Cristisimo Macaranas, left, 570th Composite Tactical Wing radio operator, and Staff Sgt. Rolando Albaniel, 570th CTW military police security supervisor, practice basic sho More
Visitors take a photo in front of a Philippine Air Force SF-260 at Air Power Day, an Exercise Balikatan 2015 outreach event at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 25. Air Power Day allowed approximately 1,000 vi More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Engineers, assigned to the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Wyatt Floyd, assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, work on a mural at More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment carry the Australian and New Zealand flags during the ANZAC Day Ceremony April 25, 2015, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The day commemorat More
TAPAZ, Philippines — U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Catherine Eyrich, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, applies paint for a schoolchild to paint her palm prints on a wall for a mural on a new school build More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Mikal Mincer and James Aldredge, 5th Air Support Operations Squadron Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Airmen, talk before boarding a helicopter for a mission as part of Exercise Bali More
Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 25th Fighter Squadron, Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, escort two U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, and two More
U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Andre Garrucho, C-130 Hercules flight engineer, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, tests an oxygen mask before a flight at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 28 as part of E More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Vice Adm. Alexander S. Lopez, Jr., Balikatan 2015 AFP exercise director, listens during a commander's update brief in the joint operations center, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Ph More
U.S. Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct shoulder-to-shoulder communications training with their Philippine Marine counterparts from WESCOM's 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade as part of ex More
U.S. Army Reserve Command chaplain, Maj. Randal Johnson, Soldier and Family Ministry chief, provides opening remarks at the Rural Clergy Training Program, a train-the-trainer seminar sponsored by The USARC chap More
Command Sgt. Maj. Jim Wills, U.S. Army Reserve Command sergeant major, and Col. Alan Pomaville, USARC Command chaplain, sign the "Shoulder-to-Shoulder" pledge and suicide prevention initiative, at USARC headqua More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jonathan Neale offloads his equipment in preparation for Balikatan 16 in Crow Valley, Philippines, on March 31, 2016. Neale, from Brooklyn, New York, is the ammo chief for Bravo Battery, More
U.S. Sen. John Kline, Chairman of Education and the Workforce Committee, is greeted by U.S and Philippine military service members after landing at Clark Airbase, Philippines, on April 1, 2016. While at Clark More
U.S. Marines from the III Marine Expeditionary Force, fall in line to in-process to the Joint Reception Center, April 2, at Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines. The Joint Reception Center is the first s More
Philippine Marines ride in the back of a U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Assault Vehicle with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force during Balikatan 16 at Crow Valley, Phili More
Maj. Robert Deleon, intelligence (G-2) operations officer, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command (left); Capt. Jefferey Cashon, operations (G-3) air defense artillery fire control officer (ADAFCO), 94th AAM More
U.S. Marine Corpral Dustin M. Hilgar, squad leader, 2nd battalion 2nd Marines, 81st platoon, with 2nd Marine Division teaches Philippine Marines how to use the 81 mm Mortar System at Crow Valley, Philippines, o More
Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Archog, Tactical Group 3 Operations, 1st Air Division talks with U.S. Marine Maj. Charles Casey, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, assistant operations officers, weapons and tactics More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Jacob D. Powers sights in on his target alongside his Philippine counterpart at a rifle range in Crow Valley, Philippines, during Balikatan 16, April 6, 2016. Powers is from Greeneville, Tennes More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Scott Brooks, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 pilot, takes a photo with Philippine Air Force pilots from the 220th Airlift Wing during Exercise Balikatan on Mactan-Benito Ebuen Air Base, Phil More
U.S. sailor Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jose G. Esguerra poses for a photo with Philippine families from Maruglo Elementary School, at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 7, 2016. Esguerra is a dental technician wi More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Joint Task Force commander for Balikatan 16, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Japzon of 2nd Marine Battalion, Philippine Marine Co More
Philippine Marines prepare to fire the M777 Howitzer at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 8, 2016. U.S. and Philippine Marines trained together on firing procedures for the M777 Howitzer to build their combined c More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dillon Ellzey , front, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Whitbeck assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program, fire a M153 Shoulder Launche More
Philippine school children from the local community explore a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter during a static display at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 9, 2016. U.S. military and Armed Fo More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin V. Phan and the Philippine Marines teach each other patrol techniques during Balikatan 16, Panay, Philippines, April 11, 2016. Phan, from Garden Grove, California, is assigned to 2nd Batt More
His Excellency Fidel V. Ramos, former president of the Republic of the Philippines, talks with U.S. Marine Col. J.C. Lewis, commanding officer 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary More
U.S. and Philippine Marines prepare to load into an Amphibious Assault Vehicles with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force during Balikatan 16, at Crow Valley, Philippine More
U.S. Marines with Fox Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment assigned to 12th Marines, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket in support of Balikatan 16 at Crow V More
Philippine Air Force 2nd Lt. Aniza Noreem A. Monje, 220th Airlift Wing pilot, looks out of a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules window during an Exercise Balikatan flight off the coast of Mactan, Philippines, More
— A Jordanian Armed Forces doctor assesses simulated casualties during a mass casualty event May 21, 2016, at King Hussien Medical Centre. This exercise was part of Eager Lion 2016, which is a military bi-later More
U.S. Air Force B52’s fly over a training area accompanied by Jordan Fighter Jets as part of a live fire event, May 24, 2016. This was part of Eager Lion ‘16, which is a military bi-lateral exercise with the Has More
U.S. Soldiers and Airman with the Louisiana National Guard and the Belize Defence Force present their respective colors during a formal pass and review ceremony on the Jackson Barracks Parade Field Nov. 4, 2016 More
Service members from the United States and Thailand install a pillar at Ban Tha Kham Rai Duea Samakee School, Chaiyaphum province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Jan. 30, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th it More
A Royal Thai Navy Sailor lays cement during the construction of a classroom at Ban Nong Mang school, Rayong, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Jan. 30, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, focuses on hu More
Royal Thai Navy engineers and U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, build a classroom at the Ban Nong Muang School, in Rayong Province, Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold, Jan. 30, 2017 More
A service members from the Royal Thai Army level a pillar at Ban Tha Kham Rai Duea Samakee School, Chaiyaphum province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Jan. 30, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, fo More
U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Elizabeth Leow, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, lays bricks at the Ban Nong Mi School, Buri Ram Province, Kingdom of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold, More
U.S. Navy Builder 1st Class Fabian Flores, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, and Singapore Army soldiers from Mobile Development Unit 52, install windows, at the Ban Nong Mi School, Buri Ram Province, More
Japan Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers, U.S. and Royal Thai Marines, build a classroom at the Wat Thung Kabin school, Chanthaburi, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Jan. 31, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th More
A Royal Thai Army soldier with mobile development unit 52, applies concrete to a wall at Ban Nong Mi School, Buri Ram province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 1, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iterat More
A Royal Thai Army soldier with Mobile Development Unit 52, builds a wall at Ban Nong Mee, Buri Ram Province, Kingdom of Thailand during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 3, 2017. Cobra Gold 17 maintains a consistent fo More
U.S. Navy Seaman Brandon Kase, a builder with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Five and Chicago native, drills a hole during the construction of a classroom at Ban Nong Muong School, Rayong Province, Thailan More
Service members from the United States, Thailand, India, and China build a library at Ban Non Lueam School, Korat Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 2, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, More
An Indonesian Army soldier installs a roofing truss at Ban Ta Kham Rai Due Samakkee, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 04, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, focuses on human More
A Royal Thai Army soldier builds a roof at Ban Ta Kham Rai Due Samakkee, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 04, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, focuses on humanitarian civi More
A Royal Thai Marine welds a truss during the construction of a classroom at Wat Tung Krabil School, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 7, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, f More
Service Members with the United States, Thailand, and China build a library at Ban Non Lueam School, Korat Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 7, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 36th iteration, focuse More
Aerial imagery of service members from Thailand, India, China and the United States working together to build a multi-purpose room at the Ban Non Lueam School, during exercise Cobra Gold 2017, in Korat Province More
U.S. Navy LCdr. Richard Lee, a chaplain with 12th Marine Regiment, talks to U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion Four, during a community relations event at the Juksamed School, in Rayong Province, Thai More
Service members from the United States, Thailand, and Singapore build an classroom at Ban Nong Mee, Buri Ram Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 8, 2017. Cobra Gold 17 maintains a consistent fo More
Service members from the United States, Thailand, and Indonesia, build a classroom at Ban Ta Kham Rai Due Samakkee, Chaiyaphum Province, Thailand, during exercise Cobra Gold, Feb. 10, 2017. Cobra Gold, in its 3 More