90513-M-6882R-233 CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (May 13, 2009) Navy Petty Officers 1st Class John Cid, from Quezon City, Philippines, and Thomas Damron, from Port Hueneme, Calif., frame walls of the Regimental Combat Team 3 Combat Operations Center at Camp Leatherneck. After the brigade command center is complete, the Seabees will move on to build the 12,000 square-foot RCT-3 and Camp Leatherneck Garrison combat centers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Corporal Aaron Rooks/Released)



090627-N-7058E-188 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 27, 2009) Royal Malaysian Navy Capt. Halim Bin Maulud observes at-sea maneuvering exercises with Lt. Cmdr. Ronel Reyes of Commander, Task Group 73.5 on the bridge of the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Halim and other members of the Malaysian Armed Forces are part of the combined afloat staff for the at-sea phase of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Malaysia 2009. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of the participating forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Ed Early/Released)

A Pinay in the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force):


Corporal Liz Espinosa, a No. 6 Squadron supplier, packing a 'flyaway kit' on exercise Bersama Lima. www.defence.gov.au Hires

And here is a pic from a parade of the troops at Brisbane that includes a Fil-Australian:

Repost from Military Babe



Petty Officer Grace Geroche of the USS Ronald Reagan helps paint a classroom at Pavia National High School during an outreach program as part of their brief visit in the town of Pavia, Iloilo province in central Philippines on June 21, 2009. A US naval carrier came to the Philippines on Sunday on the first anniversary of its relief visit last year. (AFP/File/Tara Yap)

Some of those who distinguished themselves



Major General Antonio Taguba

Place of birth Manila, Philippines
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1972-2007
Rank Major General
Commands held 2d Brigade, 2d Armored Division
Awards Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (4)

Born in Sampaloc, Manila, the Philippines, the city to which his family had moved from their home province of Cagayan. His father was a soldier in the 45th Infantry Regiment, Philippine Division (Philippine Scouts), who fought in the Battle of Bataan (January-April, 1942) during World War II and after capture by the Japanese survived the Bataan Death March. Taguba was raised by his mother and grandmother. When he was eleven years old, his family moved to Hawaii, U.S..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Taguba



Lieutenant General Edward Soriano

Place of birth Pangasinan, Philippines
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1970-2005
Rank Lieutenant General
Commands held I Corps
7th Infantry Division
Battles/wars Operation Desert Shield/Storm

Born in Pangasinan to Ilocos Sur natives, he immigrated to Salinas, California in the 1960s. His father was a Corporal in the 57th Infantry (PS) during World War II and, after the surrender of USAFFE to the Japanese, was subjected to the Bataan Death March; in the Korean War, the older Soriano again became a prisoner of war ("POW"). During this time, young Edward and the rest of his family moved from Guam back to the Philippines.[2] His father later retired as a Major. It was his father's service that inspired Edward Soriano to join the military after graduation from Salinas High School.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Soriano



Eleanor Mariano

Nickname Connie
Place of birth Cavite City, Philippines
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1977 - 2001
Rank Rear Admiral (Lower Half)[1]
Commands held White House Medical Unit

Dr. Eleanor Concepcion "Connie" Mariano is a physician, the first Filipino-American to reach the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, the first graduate of the Uniformed Services University of Medicine to reach flag officer status and the first woman to be the director of the White House Medical Unit.

Mariano was born at the Sangley Point Naval Base in Cavite City, Philippines in 1955. Two years later, her parents arrived in the United States. Her father served in the navy as a steward and eventually retired with the rank of Master Chief.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Mariano

090706-N-6439C-025 NORFOLK, Va. (July 6, 2009) Midshipman 3rd Class Jade Surela Prudente, from the U.S. Naval Academy, paints the side of the scuppers on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Amanda Clayton/Released)