U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Aquiningoc, a combat engineer with 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, secures an objective during a training mission in support of Balikatan 23 on Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 22, 2023. The mission included an infiltration to the objective, removing obstacles with explosives, actions on the objective, on-site medicine for simulated casualties 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. Joseph E. DeMarcus)
Date Taken: | 04.22.2023 |
Date Posted: | 04.28.2023 09:15 |
Photo ID: | 7766735 |
VIRIN: | 230422-M-YS392-1460 |
Resolution: | 6186x4126 |
Size: | 12.95 MB |
Location: | FORT MAGSAYSAY, PH |
Web Views: | 42 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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