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U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force elements served as the aviation combat element for Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan is a multilateral exercise that provides realistic quick-response training between the U.S., the Philippines and Australia. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Pfc. Jackson Ricker)

Approximately 380 U.S. Air Force personnel from more than 60 career fields participated in Exercise Balikatan to exchange operational and organizational knowledge with the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 1-12, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

U.S. Marines with Engineer Company A, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are working ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ with the Philippine and the Australian Army to build a new classroom at Victor O. De Guia Jr. Memorial Elementary School in Balian, Pangil, Laguna, Philippines as part of Exercise Balikatan, April 1, 2019. The exercise, in its 35th iteration, is an annual exercise that allows the U.S. and Philippines to strengthen relationships, increase interoperability and enhance operational readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

Service members from the U.S., the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Australian Defence Force come together during a cooperative health engagement (CHE) event in Pagasa, Bataan, Philippines April 12, 2019 as part of Exercise Balikatan. U.S. Sailors with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group are working with the Armed Forces of the Philippines to support local communities throughout the Philippines. Procedures and lessons learned through the exercise events strengthen U.S.-Philippine relationships, increase interoperability with the AFP and enhance operational readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

U.S. Marines conduct a maritime prepositioning force (MPF) offload for Exercise Balikatan 19, March 22, 2019, at Subic Bay International Airport, Republic of the Philippines. MPF offloads provide the Marines Corps the ability to distribute equipment and assets to service members in deployed environments through the Indo-Pacific region at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mark Fike)

Soldiers, Marines, Airmen, and Sailors work together to off-load equipment to be used during Exercise Balikatan 2019.Balikatan is an annual exercise between the U.S. and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The military relationship between the U.S. and Philippines is strong and based on mutual respect and cooperation. (U.S. Army video by SPC Jon Welch)