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Video by Sgt. Mitchell Johnson
Balikatan 25: U.S. Philippine Forces execute Counter Landing Live-Fire Reel
Exercise Balikatan
May 5, 2025 | 0:38
U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with 19th Marine Corps Artillery Company, conduct a counter landing live-fire during Exercise Balikatan 25 in Aparri, Philippines, May 2, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Mitchell Johnson)
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Mission & Vision

Mission: 
189th IN BDE (CATB) observes, coaches, and trains our ARNG and USAR partners to provide trained and ready units to support combatant commander requirements around the world. O/O, conduct Mobilization and Large Scale Mobilization Operations (LSMO) in support of our ARNG and USAR partners to meet combatant commander OPLAN requirements.
Vision: 
Our purpose is to support First Army’s mission to achieve FORSCOM directed readiness and deliver trained and ready NG and RC forces. We accomplish this through partnership with the National Guard and US Army Reserve as FORSCOM’s proponent for the integration of the Army’s Total Force Policy (ATFP) and execution of Mobilization Training Centers (MTC) operations as part of the Army’s LSMO effort.

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