Balikatan 11 Highlights
Balikatan 2011 was a Republic of the Philippines-U.S. bilateral military humanitarian assistance and training exercise held April 5-15 in the Philippines. U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), the Army Service Component Command in the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) area of responsibility, is executive agent for Balikatan. About 6,000 U.S. servicemembers trained with Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel ...More | |  |
Balikatan 2011 COMREL - The Gift of Giving
United States servicemembers joined members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines April 8, 2011, in making donations to four villages in the Tarlac region of the Philippines as a show of good will during exercise Balikatan 2011. U.S. servicemembers with the help of their Armed Forces of the Philippines, or AFP, counterparts identified six Barangays (villages), that were in need of some support. The ...More | |  |
U.S. and Philippine Military Repair School
U.S. Soldiers from 3rd Platoon, 643rd Vertical Engineering Company and Philippine Soldiers from the 54th Engineer Battalion, work together to repair an elementary school in Taposo, Philippines. ...More | |  |
Live Fire and Medical Evacuation Exercise
Philippine and U.S. military forces participate in a live fire and medical evacuation exercise during Balikatan 11 in the Philippines. ...More | |  |
Balikatan 2011 K-9 Training
Balikatan 2011 is underway on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Tech. Sgt Elicia Summerville takes us to Clark Airfield to see training that involves members of the four legged kind. ...More | |  |
Balikatan 2011 Opening Ceremony
The U.S. and Philippines marked another milestone in their bilateral defense relations with the start of Balikatan 2011. ...More | |  |
Medical Civic Action Program, Tarlac, Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. military provide free care during medical civic action program held in Tarlac, Philippines, during Balikatan 2011 ...More | |  |
Veterinary Civic Action Program, Tarlac, Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. military provide free care during veterinary civic action program held in Tarlac, Philippines, during Balikatan 2011 ...More | |  |
USARPAC Contingency Command Post
The Contingency Command Post consists of 96 personnel who provide a forward command post capability to USARPAC, specifically focusing on small-scale contingencies such as supporting humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations. ...More | |  |
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