In a display of enhanced interoperability, Philippine and U.S. military forces worked shoulder-to-shoulder in Northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands to establish and operate vital sustainment hubs for conducting all-domain, expeditionary operations on various islands in the Luzon Strait, including Mavulis, Itbayat, and Batan, during Balikatan 24.
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Philippine, U.S. and Australian military forces integrated land, sea and air platforms to simultaneously sense, target, strike and destroy a decommissioned ship off the western coast of Northern Luzon today.
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Philippine and U.S. military forces participating in Balikatan 24 concluded the second iteration of maritime key terrain security operations today, exercising their collective ability to secure several islands in the Batanes Island group approximately 1,000 miles north of where combined forces conducted similar operations in Palawan last week.
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Combined forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. military rehearsed defending the coastline today during a Balikatan counter-landing live-fire exercise.
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The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Combat Vehicles Platoon conducted a live-fire, waterborne gunnery range exercise in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024, marking the first overseas employment of the ACVs during their initial deployment.
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CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – Philippine and U.S. military forces participating in Balikatan 24 are conducting multiple synchronized, combined and joint all domain operations across more than 1,000 miles of Philippine territory over 16 days, involving more than a dozen units across the combined force.The scope of the operations demonstrates the increased complexity of this year’s exercise.
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