III MEF VIDEOS

Philippine, U.S. and Australian service members gather together during the opening ceremony to mark the official start of Balikatan 2019 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 1, 2019. Sung Y. Kim, U.S. Ambassador of the Philippines, gives opening remarks during the opening ceremony. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Young Brent Paquito Malano III attends the Clark Air Base static display, in the same uniform as his father Maj. Paquito Malano Jr. a Philippine pilot for the FA-50 fighter jet. Brent ran to all the aircraft hoping to get to fly like his father, according to his mother Ma. Bernadette Malano.

U.S. Marines, Sailors and Soldiers participating in Balikatan 16, volunteer at Maruglo Elementary School, at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 7, 2016. The service members learned about the Philippine culture from the school children. Bilateral training between U.S. and Philippine forces increases our combined ability to respond quickly and work together effectively to provide relief and assistance in the event of natural disasters and other crises that threaten public safety and health across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.