US, Philippine Armed Forces build schools in the Philippines [Image 21 of 21]

TAPAZ, PHILIPPINES

04.16.2015

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Lowell Whitman 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

U.S. Navy Steelworker 2nd Class Juan Lopez, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, welds a roof truss at Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School in Tapaz, Philippines, during Balikatan 2015, April 16. NMCB 5 Seabees, along with Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Engineers from the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion and U.S. Marines from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, are part of the Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force on the island of Panay, which is constructing two classrooms at the school. Balikatan, which means “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Lowell Whitman/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.16.2015
• Date Posted: 04.19.2015 09:34
• Photo ID: 1883102
• VIRIN: 150416-N-HA376-820
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 1.62 MB
• Location: TAPAZ, PH