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Balikatan 2026: U.S. and Philippine Armies Participate in Jungle Survival Training

  • 8th Theater Sustainment Command
  • April 22, 2026 | 0:46

U.S. Army combat engineers, assigned to 95th Combat Engineer Company - Infantry, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conduct jungle survival training alongside Philippine Army Special Forces soldiers as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 23, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Nickson Schenk)