U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nick Maslij, a machine gunner assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, demonstrates how to employ an M240B medium machine gun to Philippine marines for a weapons training class during maritime key terrain security operations as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Batan, Batanes Islands, Philippines, April 29, 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. Maslij is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)
| Date Taken: | 04.30.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.08.2026 23:38 |
| Photo ID: | 9671423 |
| VIRIN: | 260429-M-DT244-1302 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 2.97 MB |
| Location: | BATAN, PH |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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