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Balikatan

Exercise Balikatan is the most prominent annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States. The Tagalog word balikatan means "shoulder-to-shoulder". The exercises have been the cornerstone of Philippines–United States military relations since the closure of all 5 U.S. bases in the Philippines, and 13 Philippine military bases being…

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Cause
Philippines–United States Visiting Forces Agreement
Participants
Armed Forces of the Philippines United States Armed Forces
Type
Multinational military exercise

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Balikatan

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Balikatan

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related to Balikatan 2024 · 28
Balikatan → AF-81, American, April, Authority, Barangay San Rafael, Batanes, BRP Lake Caliraya, Central Luzon, Cope Thunder, French Navy, Integrated Air, Itbayat, Itbayat District Hospital, June, Laoag City, May, Mayor Sabas, Missile Defense, Palawan, Philippine Coast Guard
related to Balikatan 2023 · 22
Balikatan → Bongbong Marcos, BRP Pangasinan, Command Post Exercise, Cyber Defense Exercise, Field Training Exercise, HCA, HIMARS, Humanitarian Civic Assistance, It, M-142 High Mobility Artillery, Malvar-class, Philippines, Presidency, PS-31, Rocket System, Set, Sink Exercise, SINKEX, South China Sea, Taiwan
related to Balikatan 2022 · 14
Balikatan → AFP, April, China, Filipino, Luzon, March, Philippines’ Visiting Forces Agreement, President Rodrigo Duterte, Renovation, The, This, United States, US, VFA
see also · 12
Balikatan → Belt, ChinaString, Indian Ocean, List, Operation Enduring Freedom, Pearls, PhilippinesEnhanced Defense Cooperation AgreementOperation, Road InitiativeChina, Security DialogueMalabar, South China Sea, Territorial, United States
related to Balikatan 2026 · 8
Balikatan → April, Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, Philippines, The Balikatan
related to Operations · 8
Balikatan → Balikatan Exercises, During, Over, Philippines, Southeast Asia, The, The Balikatan, There
Cause · 1
Balikatan → Philippines–United States Visiting Forces Agreement
Participants · 1
Balikatan → Armed Forces of the Philippines United States Armed Forces
Type · 1
Balikatan → Multinational military exercise
is a · 1
Balikatan → most prominent annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States

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philippines military forces states agreement exercise united exercises visiting training philippine also defense armed april since operations 2022 participants relations

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BalikatanCausePhilippines–United States Visiting Forces Agreement1.00infobox
BalikatanParticipantsArmed Forces of the Philippines United States Armed Forces1.00infobox
BalikatanTypeMultinational military exercise1.00infobox
Balikatanis amost prominent annual military exercise between the Philippines and the United States0.90text
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022The0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022US0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022Filipino0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022Luzon0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022March0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022April0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022AFP0.60section
Balikatanrelated to Balikatan 2022This0.60section

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