Balikatan 2022 - Special Forces conduct beach assault operations
US Defense Department - Members with the Naval Special Warfare Group, 2d Commando Regiment, Philippine Special Operations Command conduct beach assault operations during Exercise Balikatan 22 in the Philippines, April 5, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.