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    Building schools ’shoulder-to-shoulder’ during Balikatan 2015 [Image 2 of 3]

    Building schools ’shoulder-to-shoulder’ during Balikatan 2015

    SAN RAFAEL, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES

    04.16.2015

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Cristina Bates 

    I Marine Expeditionary Force

    U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Sprouse, left, a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, introduces himself to Philippine Navy Seaman Apprentices Raymond Baclason, center, and Arturo Arandela, both Seabees with the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ 2nd Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, at the site of a new classroom they are helping build at San Rafael Elementary School in San Rafael, on the island of Palawan, Philippines, April 16. The three are part of a larger group of service members from the AFP and U.S. militaries, constructing five new buildings across the island of Palawan as part of humanitarian civic assistance projects taking place during exercise Balikatan 2015. Balikatan, a Filipino word meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," is an annual bilateral exercise with the AFP and U.S. militaries, which helps increase combined military-to-military training and build relationships in order to support future engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Cristina Porras)

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2015
    Date Posted: 04.20.2015 16:38
    Photo ID: 1883752
    VIRIN: 150416-M-ZK298-002
    Resolution: 12717x9117
    Size: 7.33 MB
    Location: SAN RAFAEL, PALAWAN, PH

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