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    Balikatan 23 | Calayan Island Departure to Bosco

    PHILIPPINES

    04.23.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Paley Fenner 

    Exercise Balikatan       

    U.S. Marines, with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepare to board a MV-22 Osprey on Calayan Island during Balikatan 23 on April 23, 2023. Philippine Marines, alongside U.S. Marines, Sailors and Soldiers conducted a ship-to-shore air assault in the Batanes Islands 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paley Fenner)

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2023
    Date Posted: 04.26.2023 06:31
    Photo ID: 7761703
    VIRIN: 230423-M-YW540-1246
    Resolution: 2716x1811
    Size: 886.39 KB
    Location: PH

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