Right on target with the HIMARS 🎯 In this... video, multinational partners execute a counter landing live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. 🎥 Sgt. Duke Edwardsshow more

Aiming high with the HIMARS. In this video, U.S.... Soldiers conducted live fire training on the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Duke Edwards)show more

United States Army 105mm artillery system fires high-explosive rounds... against simulated targets during the Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise North (CLLFX-North) as part of Exercise Balikatan 41-2026 on May 4 at La Paz Sand Dunes, Laoag, Ilocos Norte. #AFPyoucanTRUST #OneAFPOnePhilippines #StrongAFPStrongPhilippines #OurSeasOurRightsOurFuture #MatatagNaSandigan 🫡🇵🇭 #Balikatan #ShoulderToShoulder #Philippines #FriendsPartnersAllies #SaferTogetherUSPH #StrongerTogethershow more

AFP, U.S., Partner Nations Conduct Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise... in Palawan The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), together with the United States Armed Forces, Australian Defence Force, and New Zealand Defence Force, conducted a Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise (CLLFX-West) on April 27, 2026 at the Apurawan Beach Landing Site in Aborlan, Palawan, as part of Exercise Balikatan 41–2026. Led by the Philippine Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Brigade, the exercise simulated a maritime threat involving an enemy amphibious landing along the coastline, showcasing combined forces’ capability to detect, disrupt, and deny hostile elements from establishing a beachhead. The activity demonstrated strong coordination and interoperability among participating forces in a complex littoral environment. The exercise highlighted a layered, multi-domain defense employing synchronized air, land, and indirect fire assets. The Philippine Air Force deployed FA-50 fighter jets for air interdiction, while U.S. forces provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) capabilities. Ground forces executed mid- to close-range engagements using artillery, mortars, light armored vehicles, anti-armor systems, heavy machine guns, and infantry weapons, supported by precision strikes and reconnaissance. In addition, a simulated Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) was conducted in Sitio Bubusawin and Sitio Long Point, alongside a community outreach activity in coordination with the local government of Aborlan and Barangay Apurawan, underscoring the AFP’s role in both defense and humanitarian operations. General Romeo S. Brawner Jr, AFP Chief of Staff witnessed the live fire exercise as one of the distinguished visitors together with Vice Admiral Alan M Javier, Commander of Western Command. Also present were Major General James Bartholomees, Commander of the 25th Infantry Division, US Army; Major General Thomas Savage, Commander of the U.S. JTF for Exercise Balikatan 2026; and Rear Admiral Brent DeVore, Commander of the Expeditionary Strike Group THREE, U.S. Navy. “The Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise demonstrates our capability to defend our shores through coordinated, combined arms operations in a littoral environment. By integrating fires from land, air, and maritime forces, we are able to detect, engage, and neutralize potential threats approaching from the sea, ensuring that any attempt to breach our coastline is met with a swift and unified response,” said Marine Colonel Dennis Hernandez, PH Balikatan 41-2026 Spokesperson. “More importantly, this activity strengthens joint fire support coordination and interoperability among participating forces. Beach defense is not the responsibility of a single unit or domain, it requires seamless integration across services and with our allies. Exercises like this ensure that we are prepared to protect our coastal communities and territorial integrity with precision, speed, and overwhelming coordination,” Col Hernandez added./// Photos and Videos by: SSG Ambay PA/PAOAFP; 3rd Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps; and Staff Sgt. Brandon Rickert, 7th Infantry Division, US Army #AFPyoucanTRUST #OneAFPOnePhilippines #StrongAFPStrongPhilippines #OurSeasOurRightsOurFuture #MatatagNaSandigan 🫡🇵🇭 #Balikatan #ShoulderToShoulder #Philippines #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies #SaferTogetherUSPH #StrongerTogethershow more

During Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the Philippines, the U.S.... military used a target vessel converted from a small remote-controlled high-speed boat to simulate a PLA ZBD-05 amphibious assault vehicle. The target craft is about 9 meters long, roughly 90% the size of the actual ZBD-05, and capable of speeds exceeding 30 knots (around 56 km/h), allowing it to realistically replicate a high-speed amphibious assault target during live-fire training. source:show more

WATCH | Seen from above the horizon, the Japan... Ground Self-Defense Force launches its Type 88 surface-to-ship missile for the first time in the Philippines during the Maritime Strike of the Exercise Balikatan 41-2026, in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. 🎥: Dalsi Almazan / PAOAFP #AFPyoucanTRUST #OneAFPOnePhilippines #StrongAFPStrongPhilippines #OurSeasOurRightsOurFuture #MatatagNaSandigan 🫡🇵🇭 #Balikatan #ShoulderToShoulder #Philippines #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies #SaferTogetherUSPH #StrongerTogethershow more

Eyes in the sky with the Fourth Infantry Division.... In this video a Ghost Unmanned Aerial System surveys the battlefield exercise Ivy Sting III on Fort Carson, Colorado. 🎥 Staff Sgt. Tyler Ewingshow more

IN VIDEOS | The Armed Forces of the Philippines... (AFP), alongside the United States Armed Forces and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), conducted a Maritime Strike (MARSTRIKE) on May 6 at Culili Point, Paoay, Ilocos Norte, as part of Exercise Balikatan 41-2026, demonstrating strengthened multi-domain operational capability among ally and partner forces. (c) DVIDs, MSg Obinque PAF & PAOAFP #AFPyoucanTRUST #OneAFPOnePhilippines #StrongAFPStrongPhilippines #OurSeasOurRightsOurFuture #MatatagNaSandigan 🫡🇵🇭 #Balikatan #ShoulderToShoulder #Philippines #FreeAndOpenIndoPacific #FriendsPartnersAllies #SaferTogetherUSPH #StrongerTogethershow more

‼️🇹🇼🇨🇳 Taiwan’s (RoC) military conducted its first-ever live-fire exercise... launching U.S.-supplied HIMARS rockets into the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday, directly facing mainland China. The drills took place near a river mouth on Taiwan’s western coast in Taichung — a site identified as a potential landing zone for Chinese amphibious forces — as part of broader invasion-defense training. Taiwan fired multiple test rockets using the mobile “shoot-and-scoot” HIMARS system. Video is generated by Grok AIshow more

The RAF has taken part in a multinational exercise... on Europe’s eastern flank, to demonstrate air integration with our European partners. 🇸🇪 🇧🇪 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 We are built to respond, alongside our allies. #StrongerTogether Imagery courtesy of Försvarsmaktenshow more

Field Artillery ASMR 138th Field Artillery Brigade Soldiers participate... in a live-fire field training exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky. 🎥 Sgt. Caleb Sootershow more

Pop quiz: Do you know what HIMARS stands for?💥... In this video, U.S. Army Soldiers conduct a HIMARS live-fire exercise during Operation Courage Lethality 26 at Yakima Training Center. 📸Spc. Joshua Terryshow more

🇺🇸🤝🇰🇼 "Great work to Kuwaiti Air Defense Forces and... our partners on successfully executing a live-fire event with Patriot missiles today during Sky Shield, a high-end, advanced counter-drone exercise. Sky Shield is Kuwaiti-led and involves forces from the U.S., Bahrain, and the United Kingdom, demonstrating how multinational cooperation enhances regional security." - Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commandershow more

❗🇺🇸 The USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) of the US... Navy departed from its home base in San Diego on June 10, 2026, as part of preparations for participation in the naval exercise "RIMPAC-2026". Video is generated by Grok AIshow more

Shoot. Move. Communicate. Working together as a team is... the key to readiness. In this video, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers perform realistic weapon exercise during Ivy Mass on Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. 🎥 by Staff Sgt. Richard Stewartshow more

Keeping tanks on track takes a top-notch team. In... this video 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers participate in a gunnery live fire exercise in Estonia. 📽️ Spc. Ariana Smithshow more

When American firepower meets Army tech. In this video... 4th Infantry Division conduct live-fire exercise during Ivy Sting 4 on Fort Carson, Colo. 🎥 Pfc. Thomas Nguyenshow more