U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sgt. Paul Quesada, the communications chief for Marine Forces Pacific, provides instructions during a synchronization of communications equipment and refinement of standard operating procedures with Armed Forces of the Philippines service members in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 2026 in Manila, Philippines, April 8, 2026. 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. Quesada is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Atticus Martinez)
| Date Taken: | 04.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.14.2026 23:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9610791 |
| VIRIN: | 260408-M-EH070-1086 |
| Resolution: | 6633x4422 |
| Size: | 3.37 MB |
| Location: | MANILA, PH |
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