U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Andrew Walters-Vallard, a local of Dallas, Ga., and an infantry rifleman with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, provides security during an amphibious exercise (AMPHIBEX) held at the Naval Education and Training Command, Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines, May 9, 2018, as part of Exercise Balikatan. By training together in events like AMPHIBEX the U.S. military and Armed Forces of the Philippines build upon shared tactics, techniques and procedures that enhance readiness and response capabilities during real-world challenges, to include disaster response efforts during operations ashore. 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)
Date Taken: | 05.09.2018 |
Date Posted: | 05.09.2018 23:11 |
Photo ID: | 4371367 |
VIRIN: | 180509-N-WI365-0047 |
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Location: | SAN ANTONIO, PH |
Hometown: | DALLAS, GEORGIA, US |
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