Balikatan 2026 Opens With Japan and Canada as Full Participants
General P. Santos Avenue, Camp Aguinaldo, 3rd District, Quezon City, Eastern Manila District, Metro Manila, 1110, Philippines
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Armed Forces of the PhilippinesCONFIRMED81% CONFIDENCEDVIDS caption: Lt. Gen. Christian Wortman 'addresses visitors and service members participating in Exercise Balikatan 2026 during the opening ceremony at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, April 20, 2026'.[1]
The annual US-Philippine Balikatan exercise opened at Camp Aguinaldo with Japan and Canada joining as full participants for the first time alongside Australia, France and New Zealand.
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