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Salaknib Strike

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System fires a precision-guided rocket during Exercise Salaknib 26 in the Philippines, April 16, 2026. Salaknib 26, designed to enhance interoperability between partner nations, marked the first time the 25th Infantry Division successfully forward-deployed and shot the HIMARS in another partner's training area.

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