From left to right, U.S. Navy Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Joel Escobedo, assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Philippine Air Force 1st Lt. Rhameses Caliao, the director for civil-military operations, assigned to Tactical Operations Group 3, U.S. Marine Maj. Ted Ayoub, a civil affairs specialist assigned to 1st Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, Rico Luzano, the secretary of Saint Anthony de Padua Parish Church, U.S. Navy Lt. Kevin Gilchrist, a chaplain assigned to 9th Communication Battalion, I MIG, I MEF, and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chaplain Lt. Col. Randy Dizon, the division chaplain for the 7th Infantry Division, pose for a photo as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in Casiguran, Philippines, April 14, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mia Ocampo)
| Date Taken: | 04.14.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2026 21:24 |
| Photo ID: | 9621535 |
| VIRIN: | 260414-M-NM916-1542 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 6.55 MB |
| Location: | CASIGURAN, PH |
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