Exercise #Balikatan19 | #US #Military and #Filipino #Marines vidrise.com/v/yeum9/

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Madrigal Jr. lauded Lt. Col. Lea Santiago, the Philippines’ first female artillery battalion commander, for her battalion’s accuracy in hitting distant targets during #Balikatan19 joint live fire exercises. #FriendsPartnersAllies philstar.com/headlines/2019…

Did you know that Military working dogs also trained during #Balikatan19? PACAF and Philippine Air Force dog handlers shared best practices on techniques including explosive detection, adjusting to gunfire, and search and rescue. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19

Did you know that Military working dogs also trained during #Balikatan19? PACAF and Philippine Air Force dog handlers shared best practices on techniques including explosive detection, adjusting to gunfire, and search and rescue. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19

Did you know that Military working dogs also trained during #ExerciseBalikatan? Check out this cool video from PACAF. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19 x.com/pacaf/status/1…

AFP Chief Madrigal Jr.: "It is imperative that we continue to strengthen cooperation with allies and partners in order to expand and adapt these relationships in dealing with new challenges and threats." #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19 Armed Forces of the Philippines gmanetwork.com/news/news/nati…

#Balikatan19 #MAGA #USNavy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Chan

“Balikatan continues to prepare [U.S. & PH] armed forces to work together to confront any & all challenges that may jeopardize the mutual defense we have worked so hard to provide for one another,”- U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith #Balikatan19 ow.ly/gpjf50qodfV

AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Madrigal Jr. on #Balikatan19: “This activity certainly highlighted the importance of mutual cooperation and collaboration.” #FriendsPartnersAllies | via Philippine News Agency pna.gov.ph/articles/10671…

WATCH: Filipino and U.S. service members participated in an exercise at Crow Valley in Tarlac which showcased the integration of the joint troops’ ground and air assets to take down an enemy. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19 | via Inquirer ow.ly/Xc7250q2rvt

"U.S. and Filipino troops wrap up #ExerciseBalikatan with a joint drill of launching an attack against an imaginary enemy who have taken control of a Philippine coast." #Balikatan19 #FriendsPartnersAllies | via @cnnphilippines cnnphilippines.com/videos/2019/4/…

Sailors from the Philippine Navy and U.S. Navy’s Underwater Construction Team 2 mix cement at Sangley Point Air Base, San Antonio, Cavite City, during an engineer pile structural repair training as a part of #ExerciseBalikatan. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19

.Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson Marine Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo on #Balikatan19: "It established that both nations can rely on the other and each other to combat contemporary and evolving global and regional security challenges." #FriendsPartnersAllies pna.gov.ph/articles/10671…

U.S. and Filipino service members participated in a simulated operation in Lubang Island, Mindoro, to respond to an airfield seizure and rescue hostages as part of #Balikatan19. #FriendsPartnersAllies | via GMA Integrated News gmanetwork.com/news/news/nati…

"Why Duterte is in a fix over Thitu Island," by @Richeydarian in today's ST Opinion Serious implications as Chinese #MaritimeMilitia surround #Thitu Island in #SpratlyIslands & #SouthChinaSea. Not far away, USS Wasp (LHD 1) participates in Ex #Balikatan19 w AFP & @PN_Speak

U.S. and Philippine Marines took part in an Amphibious Exercise (AMPHBEX) at the Naval Education Training Command (NETC) on April 11 as part of #ExerciseBalikatan. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19 | via Manila Bulletin News news.mb.com.ph/2019/04/11/us-…

.U.S. Marines and the Philippine Marines participate in live-fire training at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base during #ExerciseBalikatan. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19

U.S. service members visited children at the Gentle Hands Child Care Center in Quezon City, a welfare agency that provides medical, social, psychological and educational services for at-risk children and youth. #FriendsPartnersAllies #Balikatan19

#Balikatan19 has officially come to a close! Over 7,500 service members from the U.S., Philippines, and Australia showed us what it means to work shoulder to shoulder. Check out some of the highlights from the exercise! #FriendsPartnersAllies