Tag: Balikatan
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Decommissioned WW2 corvette to be sunk during ‘Balikatan’ 2025

MANILA – The decommissioned World War II corvette, BRP Miguel Malvar (PS-19), will be targeted and sunk in this year’s “Balikatan” exercise. In a information kit provided to reporters Monday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the decommissioned Navy ship will be the target of the “MARSTRIKE” (Maritime Strike) event of the annual…
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‘Balikatan’ intensifies AFP capabilities to defend territory

MANILA – This year’s “Balikatan” military exercises with the US forces will showcase the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) capabilities as it shifts towards the so-called “Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept” (CADC) or the strategy that aims to defend the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “This ‘Balikatan’ will be a showcase of our capabilities in…
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Beach landing

United States Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) or hovercrafts maneuver at Moonbay beach area in Subic Bay Freeport on Wednesday, April 12 as troops and military vehicles are ferried from the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD-8) anchored in Subic Bay. Filipino and American forces launched the biggest war exercise called Balikatan that…
