The U.S. is continuing to find ways to fortify defenses across the Pacific to deter China and counter its influence. The ...

Now known as "Balikatan," a Filipino word meaning "shoulder to shoulder," it is the biggest of the several military exercises, in the field or classroom, held annually by the two countries in ...

A Chinese defense ministry spokesman says Beijing remains highly vigilant and opposes the deployment, the first in the Indo-Pacific region. China deploys its own advanced intermediate-range missiles ...

The recent U.S.-Philippines joint military exercises, known as 'Balikatan,' witnessed over 16,000 personnel from various ...

The 39th edition of the Balikatan exercise, the pre-eminent military drill between the United States and the Philippines, recently concluded, marking another significant year of advancements in joint ...

China's defence ministry strongly condemns the deployment of a U.S. intermediate range missile system in the northern ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines and the United States officially ended yesterday the 39th joint Balikatan military exercises, which they called a success, as the event had attracted other ...

Next year’s Balikatan, the annual joint military exercise between the Philippines and the United States, will simulate a full battle, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday. In his ...

AS the 39th iteration of the annual “Balikatan” military between Filipino and American troops officially ended Friday, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. said ...

MANILA, Philippines — A Senate inquiry has been sought on the recently concluded Balikatan Exercises between the Philippines and the United States to inform the public of its gains and ...

BALIKATAN 2024. AFP chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. speaks at the opening rites of the Balikatan 2024 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday (April 22, 2024). A total of 11,000 American soldiers and ...