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    Balikatan 18: Opening Ceremony

    QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES

    05.06.2018

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Emmanuel B. Salamat, commander, Armed Forces of the Philippines Northern Luzon Command; Sung Y Kim, U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines; Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana, Philippine Secretary of National Defense; Armed Forces of the Philippines Lt. Gen. Carlito G. Galvez Jr., chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force shake hands while standing shoulder-to-shoulder during the Exercise Balikatan opening ceremony held at Tejeros Hall, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, Philippines, May 7, 2018. The ceremony represented the official commencement 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)

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    Date Taken: 05.06.2018
    Date Posted: 05.06.2018 23:40
    Photo ID: 4364711
    VIRIN: 180507-N-WI365-0001
    Resolution: 3801x2456
    Size: 2.46 MB
    Location: QUEZON CITY, PH

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