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    Balikatan 23 | Suklayin community holds engagement for U.S. Forces

    SUKLAYIN, AURORA, PHILIPPINES

    04.25.2023

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte 

    Exercise Balikatan       

    U.S. Navy Lt. Erik Hunt, a chaplain with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, gives opening remarks during a community appreciation event as part of exercise Balikatan 23 in Suklayin, Aurora, Philippines, April 25, 2023. During Balikatan 23, U.S. service members and Armed Forces of the Philippines participants visited various communities to build comradery. Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise provides unique opportunities for participating forces to increase interoperability and provide tangible benefits for the people of the Philippines. Humanitarian civic assistance projects support local communities in the Philippines and strengthen our partnership. Balikatan 2023 featured three engineering projects as well as cooperative health engagements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sebastian Riveraaponte)

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    Date Taken: 04.25.2023
    Date Posted: 05.03.2023 00:25
    Photo ID: 7774403
    VIRIN: 230425-M-MW038-1141
    Resolution: 6498x4332
    Size: 15.53 MB
    Location: SUKLAYIN, AURORA, PH

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