The Philippines had only been an independent country for less than a year. The United States was granted 99-year leases on 22 ...

U.S. troops arrive at Clark Air Base in the Philippines, April 2003. Since 2002, the United States has sent hundreds of soldiers to the southern Philippines to support and train the Philippine army.

and blessing ceremony of the newest C-295 medium lift aircraft of the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base in Pampanga on March 7, 2023. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA — The ...