Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Oscar T. Lactao, left, The Honorable Ambassador Sung Y. Kim, Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, Under Secretary Ariel Y. Abadilla, AFP Gen. Edruardo M. Año, and U.S. Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” and shake hands during the opening ceremony for Balikatan 2017 at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, May 8, 2017. Lactao is the Philippine exercise director for Balikatan. Kim is the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines. Lorenzana is the Philippine Secretary of National Defense. Abadilla is the Philippine Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns. Año is the Chief of Staff of the AFP. Nicholson is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions including humanitarian and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps Illustration by Cpl. Hilda Perez / Original photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Corey Pettis)
Date Taken: | 05.08.2017 |
Date Posted: | 05.08.2017 22:24 |
Photo ID: | 3367440 |
VIRIN: | 170508-M-BN829-1003 |
Resolution: | 3560x2376 |
Size: | 3.18 MB |
Location: | CAMP EMILIO AGUINALDO, PH |
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