Philippine and our #Marines conduct bilateral training alongside the joint force during Balikatan 23 in the Philippines. 

#Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral #interoperability, #capabilities, #trust, and #cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. 

BK23 is the 38th iteration of the annual exercise and included three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. 

(@marines 🎥 by Noah J. Masog)

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