U.S. Marines conduct a joint, bilateral littoral air campaign [Image 18 of 29]

PHILIPPINES

04.22.2023

Photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach 

Exercise Balikatan       

A U.S. Army M142 high mobility artillery rocket system unloads off a U.S. Army landing craft, utility during a joint, bilateral, littoral campaign with U.S. Marines with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with Battalion Landing Team 10 during Balikatan 23 on Calayan, Philippines, April 23, 2023. The littoral campaign took place over three days, during which the joint and bilateral force secured key maritime terrain on three islands in the Luzon Strait. Balikatan 23 the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace Gerlach)

• Date Taken: 04.22.2023
• Date Posted: 05.25.2023 00:03
• Photo ID: 7816217
• VIRIN: 230422-M-ST547-1006
• Resolution: 8192x5464
• Size: 15.03 MB
• Location: PH