U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Ryan Nikzad with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (left), and Philippine Marine Corps Sgt. Romel Aglutey, with the 58th Marine Corps, 8th Marine Battalion (right), conducts a safety inspection on an 81mm mortar system prior to conducting firing operations at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. Balikatan helps participating forces maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elizabeth Johnson)
| Date Taken: | 04.06.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 04.07.2019 03:22 |
| Photo ID: | 5244093 |
| VIRIN: | 190605-Z-MO879-0051 |
| Resolution: | 2232x1488 |
| Size: | 380.93 KB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 70 |
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