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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wesley A. Motschenbacher, a crew chief, with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 268, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, assists Army Soldiers with Able Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, board an 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)
| Date Taken: | 04.23.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.26.2023 06:58 |
| Photo ID: | 7761707 |
| VIRIN: | 230423-M-YW540-1311 |
| Resolution: | 1969x2953 |
| Size: | 506.85 KB |
| Location: | PH |
| Web Views: | 102 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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