Balikatan 23 | U.S. Marines alongside Philippine Marines conduct a radio communications course at Marine Base Gregorio Lim [Image 14 of 15]

PHILIPPINES

04.18.2023

Photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch 

Exercise Balikatan       

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and Philippine Marines pose for a photo before sharing a traditional “boodle fight” following radio communications training during Balikatan 23 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Philippines, April 18, 2023. A boodle fight is the military version of the traditional Filipino Kamayan Feast, in which friends and family share a meal piled over a banana leave lined table. 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Davin Tenbusch).

• Date Taken: 04.18.2023
• Date Posted: 04.24.2023 23:44
• Photo ID: 7759131
• VIRIN: 230418-M-FR804-1092
• Resolution: 4948x3634
• Size: 1.87 MB
• Location: PH