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    Balikatan 2026: Task Force Ashland participates in a search and rescue exercise [Image 5 of 12]

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    Balikatan 2026: Task Force Ashland participates in a search and rescue exercise

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    04.25.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), tie down a rigid-hulled inflatable boat to the Ashland during a search and rescue exercise part of Balikatan 2026 in the South China Sea, April 26, 2026. 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 Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell)

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    Date Taken: 04.25.2026
    Date Posted: 04.29.2026 03:31
    Photo ID: 9647527
    VIRIN: 260425-M-EU506-1258
    Resolution: 9504x6336
    Size: 7.86 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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