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Philippine Marine Corps

Australian Army soldiers from 5th/7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, transit to Balabac Island, Philippines, on an American Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, as part of Exercise Balikatan. Story by Lieutenant Emily Tinker. Photo by Sergeant Samuel Miller.
Australian Army News Overseas 

Battle group builds confidence in combined force

14/05/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 1845 Views 0 Comments 5th/7th Battalion RAR, Exercise Balikatan, Philippine Marine Corps, US Marines

“Should we have to meet in the dark at a time not of our choosing, it won’t be the first

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Australian Army soldiers and members of the Philippine Marine Corps conduct littoral assault training during Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines program at Marine Base Ternate, Philippines. Story by Captain Diana Jennings. Photos by Corporal Janet Pan.
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Explosive start for sappers in the Philippines

12/11/202416/11/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 3393 Views 0 Comments 1st Brigade, 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P), Philippine Marine Corps

Explosives, beach assaults and knife fighting kicked off the first two weeks of training between Australian soldiers and members of

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Landing craft from the Royal Australian Navy and Australian Army in formation with Philippine Marine Corps small unit riverine craft, during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief training conducted from HMAS Adelaide in Subic Bay, Philippines, for Indo Pacific Endeavour 2017. Photo by Leading Seaman Peter Thompson.
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ADF and Philippine Marine Corps joint training

18/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5144 Views 0 Comments HMAS Adelaide, Philippine Marine Corps

Two ships from the Indo-Pacific Endeavour Task Group recently visited the Philippines and, among other activities, conducted joint training with the

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