Balikatan 2026: 21st AEW leadership meets with PAF 540th Air Base Group leadership
U.S. Air Force Capt. Joseph Jun, right, 21st Air Expeditionary Wing chaplain, speaks with Philippine Air Force Col. Emerson Rivera, 540th Air Base Group commander during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Basa Air Base, April 24, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alondra Cristobal Hernandez)