A Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, is loaded aboard a U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility 2032, during port operations for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Naval Operating Base Subic, Zambales, Philippines, April 26, 2026. This joint operation highlights the combined capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces to transport and sustain combat-credible forces, like the NMESIS, throughout the region. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Hageali)
| Date Taken: | 04.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2026 03:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9647428 |
| VIRIN: | 260426-M-IG436-1012 |
| Resolution: | 6016x4016 |
| Size: | 6.96 MB |
| Location: | NAVAL OPERATING BASE SUBIC, PH |
| Web Views: | 13 |
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