Balikatan 2026: 317th AW, 25th ID perform HIRAIN in Itbayat, Philippine
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kenden Johnson, left, a loadmaster, teaches Capt. Sydney Pasterski, a pilot, both assigned to the 40th Airlift Squadron, load-chain operations for maximum aircrew offloading efficiency prior to an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion in support of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Clark Air Base, April 23, 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 Jade M. Caldwell)