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    Balikatan 23 | 1-27 IN BN Conducts Ship to Shore Air Assault on Calayan Island, Philippines [Image 1 of 4]

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    Balikatan 23 | 1-27 IN BN Conducts Ship to Shore Air Assault on Calayan Island, Philippines

    CALAYAN, PHILIPPINES

    04.21.2023

    Photo by 1st Lt. Alex Choy 

    Exercise Balikatan       

    U.S. Army Soldiers, from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, conduct a ship-to-shore air assault from the USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) onto the island of Calayan, Philippines, April 22, 2023, to train for amphibious expeditionary operations in a littoral environment. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.

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    Date Taken: 04.21.2023
    Date Posted: 04.24.2023 10:47
    Photo ID: 7754945
    VIRIN: 230421-A-XK216-607
    Resolution: 1924x1536
    Size: 820.31 KB
    Location: CALAYAN, PH

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