Air Force Senior Airman Josef Pena helps a student from Sapang Bato Elementary School try a fire hose at Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for allies and partners. Pena, a San Antonio, Texas native, is a driver operator with the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron.

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