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U.S. and Philippine Service Members Jointly Volunteer at Day Care

Manila, February 28, 2020 — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Civil Affairs Team and Philippine service members from the Coast Guard District Palawan Civil Relations Service conducted joint education outreach at the West Coast Day Care Center in Palawan on 26 February 2020. Service members spent the day distributing school supplies and spending time with ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 28 February, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Palawan, Philippine Coast Guard, U.S. Army

U.S. and Philippine Security Forces Volunteer in Community Coastal Cleanup in Zamboanga City

Manila, October 18, 2019 — U.S. and Philippine service members joined efforts to clean coastal and residential communities in Zamboanga City during the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day on Sept. 21. More than 500 volunteers, including students, local residents, local government employees, non-governmental organizations, and Philippine and U.S. service members participated in the community clean-up ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 October, 2019 | Topics: Environment, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day, Philippine Army, U.S. Army, Zamboanga

U.S. and Philippine Forces Conduct Joint Training in Negros Occidental

Manila, September 23, 2019 — U.S. Army Special Forces and Philippine security forces partnered for a joint training exercise at 6th Special Action Battalion Camp, Sagay City, Negros Occidental, from Aug. 26 to Sept. 20. The four-week training, dubbed Badge Piston 19, focused on refining and developing the following disciplines: human rights, law of armed ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police, U.S. Army

U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces Conduct Combined Airborne Operation

Manila, September 23, 2019 — Soldiers from the U.S. 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are conducting a bilateral airborne operation from September 19 to 25. This type of combined, tactical-level training builds both forces’ technical competence, fosters interoperability, and provides a greater understanding ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Army

U.S. and Philippine Service Members Hold Medical, Dental Education Exchange in Palawan

Manila, September 20, 2019 — U.S. service members, Philippine Coast Guardsmen, local health workers, and local government employees partnered to conduct a basic medical and dental knowledge expertise exchange in Bataraza, Palawan, from Sept. 17-18. More than 60 participants from the Philippine Coast Guard (PGC) Palawan District, Bataraza Municipality Health Office, Barangay Buliluyan Health Workers, ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 20 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Philippine Coast Guard, U.S. Army

U.S. and Philippines Host Women in Law Enforcement Symposium in Zamboanga City

Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Battalion Region 9 (PNP RMFB9) and service members from the United States Army and United States Marine Corps participated in a Women in Law Enforcement Symposium at Camp Colonel Romeo A. Abendan, Zamboanga City, on September 10-12. Manila, September 17, 2019 — U.S. military service members and Philippine police ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 17 September, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: Philippine National Police, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps

Embassy Supports Philippine Army Social Media Cell

Manila, October 3, 2018 — Information Operations Specialists with U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, trained a new Philippine Army (PA) social media monitoring cell on September 28 on monitoring, clarifying, and countering disinformation spread by violent extremist organizations on social media. The cell, developed at the direction of PA Commanding General ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 3 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Army, U.S. Army

Balikatan 34 Strengthens U.S.-Philippine Alliance through Rigorous Training

From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Salamat, commander, AFP Northern Luzon Command; Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, Philippine Undersecretary of National Defense; Mr. Michael S. Klecheski, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires; AFP Gen. Carlito G. Galvez Jr., chief of staff, AFP and U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, commanding general, 1st ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 May, 2018 | Topics: Chargé D’Affaires, Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Balikatan, Balikatan 34-2018, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps

U.S. and Philippine Armies Refine Skills during SALAKNIB

Manila, November 28, 2017 — U.S. Army soldiers and their Philippine Army (PA) counterparts conducted SALAKNIB from November 16 to 27, 2017 in Luzon, Philippines. Together, the allied forces participated in subject matter expert exchanges and practical exercises to share information, and further reinforce our illustrious, decades-long military partnership. The American and Filipino soldiers ...

By U.S. Embassy Manila | 28 November, 2017 | Topics: News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: SALAKNIB, U.S. Army

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