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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joesph Ferrier, left an instructor to the Jungle Operations Training Course, assist Capt. Thomas Van Kirk, right, commander of Eagle Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, secure his flotation vest in preparation to conduct helocast training during the Jungle Operations Training Course (JOTC) at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 27, 2025. As part of Exercise Balikatan 25, Soldiers trained under the 25th Infantry Division’s Lightning Academy Mobile Training Team on helocasting, an airborne technique used by small unit forces to insert troops into a maritime insertion point.
Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brenden Delgado)
| Date Taken: | 04.26.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2025 21:37 |
| Photo ID: | 8997496 |
| VIRIN: | 250426-A-NF551-1001 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 21.08 MB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 30 |
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