Armed Forces Philippines Airman 2nd Class Mckevin Flores, right, and U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Nash Jones, center, stand side-by-side as Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4; 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment; and 9th Engineer Support Battalion conduct urban breaching demolition training during Exercise Balikatan at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, May 7, 2018. The participants trained together on urban demolition where they learned how to breach buildings with explosives in a combat setting. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. Flores is security with 790 Air Base Group and Jones is a combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion. Flores is a native of Bicol Region, Philippines. Jones is a native of Lagrange, Ohio. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Isabella Ortega)
Date Taken: | 05.07.2018 |
Date Posted: | 05.14.2018 21:00 |
Photo ID: | 4383530 |
VIRIN: | 180507-M-ZL682-2141 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 1.6 MB |
Location: | CERAB, PH |
Hometown: | LAGRANGE, OHIO, US |
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