Of the original six EDCA designated sites, Fort Magsaysay served as a central basing location for Balikatan as it has in the past, particularly hosting the exercise's jungle training. Directly ...

This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel. The exercises ...

Washington announced last month that their annual Balikatan exercise with the Philippines would be their largest ever - involving more than 17,000 troops, including 12,000 from the US. The two ...

This year’s Balikatan exercises focus on territorial defense in two of the most sensitive fault lines in the China-U.S. rivalry: the disputed South China Sea and the Bashi Channel. Even though ...

In a show of force aimed at China, the three-week Balikatan "shoulder to shoulder" exercise gets under way ... Foundation think tank, said the location of the drills reflected the importance ...

The annual exercises, called Balikatan--Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder--will run up to April 8 with nearly 9,000 troops, navy, marines, air force and army troops, including 5,100 American ...