U.S. Marine Cpl. William Steinbach sits underneath a makeshift tent with Philippine Marines May 7, 2014 at Crow Valley, Philippines as part of exercise Balikatan 2014. The Marines worked together during live-fire mortar training in which Philippine and U.S. Marines shot mortars side-by-side. Balikatan is an annual training exercise that strengthens the interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military in their commitment to regional security and stability, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Steinbach is a mortarman with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. The Philippine Marines are with 511th Marine Company, 11th Marine Battalion, Philippine Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lena Wakayama/Released)
Date Taken: | 05.07.2014 |
Date Posted: | 05.08.2014 06:47 |
Photo ID: | 1323152 |
VIRIN: | 140507-M-PK536-002 |
Resolution: | 2000x1494 |
Size: | 1.58 MB |
Location: | CROW VALLEY, PH |
Web Views: | 139 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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