Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and U.S. Ambassador

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg met with the Light Reaction Regiment after a demonstration by the Special Forces group at Fort Magsaysay, April 25, 2015. McHugh and Goldberg toured the installation and visited U.S. and Philippine forces that are participating in Balikatan. Bilateral training exercises, such as Balikatan, improve the readiness of both armed forces and helps maintain a high level of readiness, and enhances military-to-military relations and combined combat capabilities.