Balikatan 2017 comes to closure with ceremony [Image 3 of 6]

PHILIPPINES

05.19.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Herminigildo Aquino, left, AFP Gen. Eduardo M. Año, the Honorable Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, Under Secretary Ariel Y. Abadilla, AFP Lt. Gen. Oscar T. Lactao, and U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Brian Cavanaugh stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” and shake hands during the Balikatan 2017 closing ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, May 19, 2017. Aquino is the Philippine assistance exercise director. Año is the Chief of Staff of the AFP. Kim is the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. Lorenzana is the Philippine Secretary of National Defense. Abadilla is the Philippine Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns. Lactao is the Philippine exercise director for Balikatan. Cavanaugh is the deputy commander of Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)

• Date Taken: 05.19.2017
• Date Posted: 05.19.2017 04:14
• Photo ID: 3402079
• VIRIN: 170519-N-WI365-1108
• Resolution: 4302x2420
• Size: 3.05 MB
• Location: PH