U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Sassaman pets an Armed Forces of the Philippines soldier's dog while on break at Victor O' De Guia Jr. Memorial Elementary School in Balian, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines, March 26, 2019, as part of Exercise Balikatan. Marines with Engineer Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, are working shoulder-to-shoulder with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Australian Defence Force to build classrooms during Balikatan. The exercise, in its 35th iteration, is an annual exercise between the U.S. military and the Armed Forces of the Philippines that allows the countries to strengthen relationships, increase interoperability, and improve the local community. Sassaman, a combat engineer with Engineer Company A, 9th ESB, 3rd MLG, is a native of Pasadena, Maryland. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)
| Date Taken: | 03.26.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 03.31.2019 03:35 |
| Photo ID: | 5218979 |
| VIRIN: | 190326-M-IV944-0089 |
| Resolution: | 6188x4126 |
| Size: | 10.68 MB |
| Location: | PANGIL, PH |
| Hometown: | PASADENA, MARYLAND, US |
| Web Views: | 48 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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Balikatan 2019: Philippine Army, U.S. Marines, Australian Army work shoulder-to-shoulder
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