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    Balikatan 2026: Task Force Ashland participates in a casualty evacuation exercise with JMSDF [Image 10 of 15]

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    Balikatan 2026: Task Force Ashland participates in a casualty evacuation exercise with JMSDF

    SOUTH CHINA SEA

    04.27.2026

    Photo by Cpl. Kenneth Twaddell 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    U.S. Sailors and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Sailors pose for a photo aboard Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a casualty evacuation exercise as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the South China Sea, April 27, 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: 04.27.2026
    Date Posted: 05.01.2026 07:00
    Photo ID: 9653227
    VIRIN: 260427-M-EU506-1812
    Resolution: 9504x6336
    Size: 6.2 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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