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    Balikatan 23 | AFP teaches 3d LAAB 3d MLR jungle warfare tactics

    LAOAG, LUZON, PHILIPPINES

    04.18.2023

    Photo by Sgt. Israel Chincio 

    Exercise Balikatan       

    U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Mariah Pandis, a satellite communications operator with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, uses bamboo to start a fire in a jungle warfare tactics class with Philippine Marines assigned to Marine Battalion Landing Team 8, during Balikatan 23 at Laoag, Philippines, April 18, 2023. 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 Sgt. Israel Chincio)

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    Date Taken: 04.18.2023
    Date Posted: 05.07.2023 22:08
    Photo ID: 7776364
    VIRIN: 230418-M-ET529-1208
    Resolution: 6340x4227
    Size: 6.11 MB
    Location: LAOAG, LUZON, PH

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