U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Omar Randall, left, commanding general of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force for Exercise Balikatan 2026 speaks with Col. Gabriel Diana, commanding officer of 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, during the integrated air and missile defense event as part of Balikatan 2026 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqu, Philippines, April 28, 2026.
Photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez, Exercise Balikatan
By Jennifer Hlad
Managing Editor, Defense One
July 1, 2026 09:15 AM ET
