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    Balikatan 18: Building Bridges [Image 31 of 43]

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    The image shows a group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms and boonie hats, with one soldier in sharp focus in the center foreground. The soldiers appear to be engaged in a training exercise or tactical activity, handling equipment. The camouflage pattern and gear suggest Southeast Asian military forces, possibly Indonesian (TNI) based on the distinctive woodland camouflage pattern.

    CERAB, PHILIPPINES

    05.09.2018

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Philippine Navy Seabees, Philippine Army combat engineers and U.S. Marine Corps combat engineers build a single-story bridge during Exercise Balikatan at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, May 9, 2018. The combined forces worked together to build single-story and double-story bridges simulating real-life scenarios. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega)

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2018
    Date Posted: 05.14.2018 07:46
    Photo ID: 4383642
    VIRIN: 180509-M-ZL682-2086
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 1.45 MB
    Location: CERAB, PH
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