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    Balikatan 2026: Opening Ceremony

    MANILA, PHILIPPINES

    04.20.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Sar Paw 

    Exercise Balikatan       

    From left to right, Philippine Army Maj. Gen. Francisco F. Lorenzo Jr., Philippine exercise director, Philippine Army Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Mr. Y. Robert Ewing, U.S. Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Philippine Army Maj. Gen. Elmer B. Suderio, deputy chief of staff for operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of the U.S. joint task force lock arms during the opening ceremony of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the AFP 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 Sgt. Brendon Donahue)

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    Date Taken: 04.20.2026
    Date Posted: 04.20.2026 04:49
    Photo ID: 9625867
    VIRIN: 260420-A-CH324-1009
    Resolution: 5866x3911
    Size: 4.6 MB
    Location: MANILA, PH

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