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    Balikatan 18: PHIL, U.S. Marines execute AMPHIBEX [Image 1 of 6]

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    Balikatan 18: PHIL, U.S. Marines execute AMPHIBEX

    SAN ANTONIO, PHILIPPINES

    05.09.2018

    Photo by Cpl. Charles Plouffe 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marines assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division and Philippine Marines with 10th Marines Company splash off the beach of the Naval Education and Training Command in assault amphibious vehicles at 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.

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    Date Taken: 05.09.2018
    Date Posted: 05.11.2018 21:30
    Photo ID: 4374409
    VIRIN: 180509-M-HH765-0017
    Resolution: 5066x3155
    Size: 1.43 MB
    Location: SAN ANTONIO, PH

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