A unit of Hawaii Marines is in the Philippines fielding new weapons for the first time amid simmering tensions with China. The Kaneohe-based 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, which is in the country for ...

The U.S. and the Philippines, which have formed an alliance under a mutual defense treaty, are conducting Exercise Balikatan —their largest annual war game—in the Southeast Asian archipelagic country ...

USMC F/A-18C/D Hornets from VMFA-323 will participate in a SINKEX alongside allied forces from the Philippines, Japan and Australia during Balikatan 2025.