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U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) hoist a shaped charge into an unmanned surface vessel in preparation for Maritime Strike-North as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in Batanes, Philippines, April 23, 2026. MARSTRIKE-N is a combined maritime live-fire training event designed to demonstrate the lethality, precision, and interoperability of U.S. and Philippine special operations forces. 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. Godfrey Ampong)
This photo was altered for security purposes in accordance with USSOCOM Manual 360-1.
| Date Taken: | 04.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.30.2026 18:34 |
| Photo ID: | 9649794 |
| VIRIN: | 260423-M-GA002-1456 |
| Resolution: | 6272x4480 |
| Size: | 8.41 MB |
| Location: | BASCO, PH |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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