U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kimberly Licudene, a combat engineer with the 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, assist a Philippine firefighter spray a water hose during a demolition breaching range on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines as part of Balikatan 23 on April 21, 2023. The mission included an infiltration to the objective, removing obstacles with explosives, actions on the objective, on-site medicine for simulated causalities, and tactical exfiltration from the objective. 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 Lance Cpl John Hall)
Date Taken: | 04.21.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.27.2023 03:04 |
Photo ID: | 7763746 |
VIRIN: | 230421-M-AS595-1130 |
Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
Size: | 19.89 MB |
Location: | PH |
Web Views: | 36 |
Downloads: | 1 |
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