From left to right, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Melton, a construction warrant officer assigned to 523rd Engineer Support Company, 130th Engineer Brigade, Philippine Air Force 1st Lt. Rhameses Caliao, the director for civil-military operations assigned to Tactical Operations Group 3, Armed Forces of the Philippines Chaplain Lt. Col. Randy Dizon, the division chaplain for the 7th Infantry Division, Remedios Montero, the principal of Tinb-Calangcuasan Elementary School, U.S. Navy Lt. Kevin Gilchrist, a chaplain assigned to 9th Communication Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Brandon Daniels, a communication strategy and operations officer assigned to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I MEF, pose for a picture during a Bundle of Joy ceremony as part of a civic-military engagement supporting Exercise Balikatan 2026 in Casiguran, Philippines, April 15, 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: | 04.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.21.2026 04:15 |
| Photo ID: | 9625101 |
| VIRIN: | 260415-M-NM916-1294 |
| Resolution: | 7143x4764 |
| Size: | 5.24 MB |
| Location: | CASIGURAN, PH |
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