Philippine Army soldiers from 9th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division, and U.S. Army Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, participated in a joint live fire exercise April 1, 2025, at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines. Salaknib 2025 is an annual exercise between the Army Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class John Carkeet, 204th Public Affairs Detachment)
Soldiers of the Philippine Army (PA) 5th and 7th Infantry Divisions and U.S. Army Soldiers of the 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, participated in a subject matter expert exchange (SMEE) on combat engineering and heavy equipment operations during bilateral training Salaknib 25 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, March 26, 2025. This SMEE allows soldiers to develop techniques for the performance of tactical and technical...