Capt. William Oren, far left, familiarizes members of the Philippine Air Force with the Super Cobra before a flight during Balikatan, here May 12, 2014. Senior service members of the PAF rode in the front seat of the Cobra to compare how Marines conduct flight operations versus themselves. Balikatan, in its 30th iteration, is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. and the Republic of the Philippines and aims at building both nations interoperability during joint planning, contingency, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. Oren is an AH-1W attack pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing under the Unit Deployment Program. The PAF service members are McDonnell Douglas 520 Military Gunship pilots with the 18th Attack Squadron, 15th Strike Wing. The Super Cobra is with HMLA-469, MAG-12, 1st MAW.