The Exercise Balikatan closing ceremony took place at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, May 18, 2018. The ceremony represented the official conclusion of Exercise Balikatan and the continued partnership between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Army video by Sgt Dahnyce Baucom)
Order of speakers: U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, commanding general, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing; Philippine Army Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Salamat, commander, AFP Northern Luzon Command; Philippine Army Lt. Gen. Carlito G. Galvez Jr., chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines; Undersecretary of National Defense, Cardozo M Luna, Republic of the Philippines; and Mr. Michael S. Klecheski, U.S. Charge d’ Affaires. Exercise Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18.
| Date Taken: | 05.18.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.30.2018 20:37 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 601350 |
| VIRIN: | 180518-A-FB001-0001 |
| Filename: | DOD_105642267 |
| Length: | 00:08:16 |
| Location: | CAMP AGUINALDO, PH |
| Downloads: | 4 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 4 |
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