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    Balikatan 25: MADIS initial live fire drill [Image 6 of 9]

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    Balikatan 25: MADIS initial live fire drill

    PHILIPPINES

    04.24.2025

    Photo by Cpl. Iyer Ramakrishna 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christian J. Friend, company commander, left, and 2nd Lt. Isaiah Shabazz, platoon commander, right, both with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conduct a range check during the Integrated Air and Missile Defense event as a part of Exercise Balikatan 25, at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 24, 2025. The IAMD event consisted of dry- and live-fire demonstrations of counter-unmanned aerial systems, to include the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Air Defense Integrated System, the U.S. Army’s AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, and the Philippine Air Force’s Surface-to-Air Python and Derby - Medium Range. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Iyer P. Ramakrishna)

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    Date Taken: 04.24.2025
    Date Posted: 04.29.2025 04:47
    Photo ID: 9001217
    VIRIN: 250425-M-DT244-1137
    Resolution: 7506x5006
    Size: 4.84 MB
    Location: PH

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