Pulong Sampaloc Barangay Hall, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan, Philippines – Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Forces, and U.S. service members provide medical aid and dental care for local residents on April 23, 2025.

Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the armed forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional peace and prosperity.

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