Tag Archives: Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

U.S., Philippines Kick off Largest-ever Balikatan Exercise as Defense, Foreign Affairs Leaders Meet in Washington

April 11, 2023 1:28 PM

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, Army Soldiers, Navy Sailors, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines listen during a rehearsal of concept brief in preparation for Balikatan 23 at Camp Agnew, Casigueran, Philippines on April 4, 2023. US Marie Corps Photo

MANILA – The Philippines and the United States began the largest iteration of Balikatan, the annual military exercise involving Filipino and American troops, during a Tuesday ceremony at the Philippine military’s general headquarters of Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Read More →

New Chinese Outpost Riles The Philippines

By: Carlo Muñoz

May 15, 2014 5:02 PM

Chinese soldier near the Johnson South Reef. Xinhua Photo

A new Chinese military outpost located in the South China Sea is again inflaming tensions between Beijing and and its regional neighbors in the Pacific. Read More →

U.S. Begins Massive Training Exercise in the Philippines, Follows Historic Defense Deal

By: Carlo Muñoz

May 5, 2014 1:06 PM

Philippine and U.S. Marines participating as part of Exercise Balikatan 2013. US Marine Corps Photo

Days after Washington and Manila struck a new defense pact to increase U.S. military presence in the Philippines, thousands of American troops are streaming into the southern part of the country for a new round of large-scale military exercises. Read More →

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