The United States and the Philippines conducted extensive military exercises as part of the Balikatan 2024 drills across various locations in the Philippines, including Palawan's Barangay Campong Ulay, Ilocos Norte, and Itbayat near Taiwan. These exercises involved live fire exercises, missile and artillery firings, and repelling mock invasions, aimed at preparing for potential worst-case scenarios and demonstrating military strength amid rising regional tensions. The drills were a display of the strategic partnership and preparedness of both nations' armed forces, particularly in response to recent provocative actions in the South China Sea and near the strategic Bashi Channel.
#US and #Philippine forces stage combat drills near strategic channel off southern #Taiwan U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts darted out of Black Hawk helicopters during combat drills Monday in the Philippines’ northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel… https://t.co/8RB7mNe9cq
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts staged combat drills in the Philippines' northernmost island town along the strategic Bashi Channel off southern Taiwan. https://t.co/2xKXKzCzeK
U.S. Marines and their Filipino counterparts have staged joint combat drills near southern Taiwan, a flashpoint in the Washington-Beijing military rivalry. https://t.co/YjhdDRvdub
Manila is turning Beijing's gray-zone tactics on their head as it shows off its own information warfare muscles in the intensifying territorial battles in the South China Sea. https://t.co/Y5uwWXg0ak
U.S. and Filipino troops fired missiles and artillery at an imaginary "invasion" force during war games on the Philippines' northern coast Monday, days after their governments objected to China's "dangerous" actions in regional waters. https://t.co/tjtu5OBYBE
Rappler Recap: PH, US troops prepare for ‘worst-case scenario’ in Balikatan drills https://t.co/5KDJRGJggg
NEW: Philippines, US fire at ‘invasion’ force in South China Sea war games https://t.co/yucGe3TgyA
The US is conducting military drills with the Philippines at Itbayat, a tiny inhabited island near Taiwan https://t.co/uo9mungl3u
Philippines, U.S. Repel Mock Foreign Invaders in Annual Military Exercises https://t.co/I15930czbY
US and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines' northern waters facing Taiwan, in a show of military force and strengthening ties as regional tensions rise https://t.co/Ey5bWvP80G
Philippines, US repel mock foreign invaders in annual military exercises https://t.co/ZBxjZcGc1J https://t.co/XOxa3Nl3vZ
Rappler Recap: PH, US troops prepare for 'worst case scenario' in Balikatan drills In Ilocos Norte, the two militaries practice fending off an amphibious invasion. Rappler's @beacupin recaps some of the events of Balikatan 2024. https://t.co/KUHWQqu3I9 https://t.co/7sJhE8ZeGp
Rappler Recap with @beacupin: PH, US troops prepare for 'worst case scenario' in Balikatan drills https://t.co/givFt5qDMP
1) #US Marines fired their HIMARS rockets during a live fire exercise in the coast of Barangay Campong Ulay in Rizal, Palawan, #Philippines as part of #Balikatan2024 exercises. https://t.co/YFNqJtc0A6