{"id":8020,"date":"2017-07-20T14:39:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/us-filipino-combat-drill-balikatan-launched\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:40:19","slug":"us-filipino-combat-drill-balikatan-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/us-filipino-combat-drill-balikatan-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S.-Filipino combat drill Balikatan launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17392\" data-id=\"17392\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276557781602-000-ts-hkg10173077jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276557781602-000-ts-hkg10173077jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276557781602-000-ts-hkg10173077jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276557781602-000-ts-hkg10173077jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">TOPSHOTS\r\rAn amphibious assault vehicle hits the beach during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"651\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17396\" data-id=\"17396\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276457613552-000-hkg10173063jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276457613552-000-hkg10173063jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276457613552-000-hkg10173063jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276457613552-000-hkg10173063jpg.jpg?resize=768,500 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines amphibious assault vehicles (AAV) speed past a landing ship during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"693\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17401\" data-id=\"17401\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276602560777-000-hkg10173104jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276602560777-000-hkg10173104jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276602560777-000-hkg10173104jpg.jpg?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276602560777-000-hkg10173104jpg.jpg?resize=768,532 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A US Marine amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) makes its way to shore after leaving an amphibious transport dock ship (background) during a landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17408\" data-id=\"17408\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276527824802-000-hkg10173111jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276527824802-000-hkg10173111jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276527824802-000-hkg10173111jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276527824802-000-hkg10173111jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A US Marine V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft kicks up dust as it lands during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"585\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17416\" data-id=\"17416\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276262894352-000-hkg10173069jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276262894352-000-hkg10173069jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276262894352-000-hkg10173069jpg.jpg?resize=300,176 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276262894352-000-hkg10173069jpg.jpg?resize=768,449 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines take positions with mortars and an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17422\" data-id=\"17422\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276449656277-000-hkg10173082jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276449656277-000-hkg10173082jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276449656277-000-hkg10173082jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276449656277-000-hkg10173082jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines prepare their mortars during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"629\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17426\" data-id=\"17426\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276324680252-000-hkg10173100jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276324680252-000-hkg10173100jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276324680252-000-hkg10173100jpg.jpg?resize=300,189 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276324680252-000-hkg10173100jpg.jpg?resize=768,483 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines hold positions as an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) rolls past during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17439\" data-id=\"17439\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276208597652-000-hkg10173062jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276208597652-000-hkg10173062jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276208597652-000-hkg10173062jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276208597652-000-hkg10173062jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Marines fire their weapons during an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"657\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17448\" data-id=\"17448\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276118103152-000-hkg10172899jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276118103152-000-hkg10172899jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276118103152-000-hkg10172899jpg.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276118103152-000-hkg10172899jpg.jpg?resize=768,505 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philippine soldiers take their positions during an air assault exercise with US army soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat of the 5th Infantry Division based in Hawaii inside the military training camp of Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province north of Manila, on April 20, 2015, at the start of the joint US-Philippines annual military exercise. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20, about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed at warning China.  AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"644\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17457\" data-id=\"17457\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276495371602-000-hkg10173106jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276495371602-000-hkg10173106jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276495371602-000-hkg10173106jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276495371602-000-hkg10173106jpg.jpg?resize=768,495 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philippine Navy personnel march following an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"530\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17472\" data-id=\"17472\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276614730727-000-ts-hkg10173107jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276614730727-000-ts-hkg10173107jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276614730727-000-ts-hkg10173107jpg.jpg?resize=300,159 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276614730727-000-ts-hkg10173107jpg.jpg?resize=768,407 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">TOPSHOTS\r\rPhilippine Navy personnel march ahead of an amphibious landing exercise on a beach at San Antonio in Zambales province on April 21, 2015, as part of annual Philippine-US joint maneuvers some 220 kilometres (137 miles) east of the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed as a warning shot to Beijing. AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"589\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17482\" data-id=\"17482\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276186754152-000-hkg10172865jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276186754152-000-hkg10172865jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276186754152-000-hkg10172865jpg.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276186754152-000-hkg10172865jpg.jpg?resize=768,452 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Army soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat of the 5th Infantry Division based in Hawaii take their positions after disembarking from a C-47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault exercise with their Philippine counterparts inside the military training camp of Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province north of Manila on April 20, 2015, at the start of the joint US-Philippines annual military exercise. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed at warning China.  AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17492\" data-id=\"17492\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635651583840253406-000-hkg10172866jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635651583840253406-000-hkg10172866jpg.jpg 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635651583840253406-000-hkg10172866jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philippine soldiers and a US army soldier from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat of the 5th Infantry Division based in Hawaii take their positions after disembarking from a C-47 Chinook helicopter during an air assault exercise inside the military training camp of Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province north of Manila on April 20, 2015, at the start of the joint US-Philippines annual military exercise. The Philippines voiced alarm April 20 about Chinese &#8220;aggressiveness&#8221; in disputed regional waters as it launched giant war games with the United States that were partly aimed at warning China.  AFP PHOTO\/TED ALJIBE<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17503\" data-id=\"17503\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276053352777-000-hkg10172889jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276053352777-000-hkg10172889jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276053352777-000-hkg10172889jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635652276053352777-000-hkg10172889jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Philippine soldiers and US army soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat of the 5th Infantry Division based in Hawaii take their positions after disembarking from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an air assault Hexercise with their Philippine counterparts inside the military training camp of Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija province north of Manila on April 20, 2015, at the start of the joint US-Philippines annual military exercise. 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