Armed forces of the Philippines and Navy Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Essex construct a water tower in Masbate during an engineering civic action project supporting Balikatan 2009. Essex is participating in Balikatan 2009, an annual combined, joint-bilateral exercise involving Military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine Civil Defense Agencies. Water tower construction in Masbate DVIDS166924

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