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    Balikatan 2026: U.S. Marines insert NMESIS into Batanes Island chain during MKTSO [Image 6 of 8]

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    Balikatan 2026: U.S. Marines insert NMESIS into Batanes Island chain during MKTSO

    BATAN, PHILIPPINES

    04.27.2026

    Photo by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marines assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, offload a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing for maritime key terrain security operations during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Batan, Batanes Islands, Philippines, 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 Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)

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    Date Taken: 04.27.2026
    Date Posted: 05.08.2026 23:59
    Photo ID: 9673555
    VIRIN: 260427-M-DT244-1063
    Resolution: 8192x5464
    Size: 6.16 MB
    Location: BATAN, PH

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