Japan Deploys 1,000 Troops for Balikatan 2026 with U.S. & Philippines Introduction: A New Chapter in Indo-Pacific Security Security alliances across the Indo-Pacific are changing quickly as tensions rise in the region. One of the clearest signs of this shift is the expansion of Balikatan, the largest annual military exercise between the United States and the … Continue reading Japan Deploys 1,000 Troops for Balikatan 2026 with U.S. & Philippines