From left, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Armed Forces of the Philippines Brig. Gen Felimon D. Mamaril, Deputy Chief, Training and Doctrine Command; and Army Col. Leo Wyszynski, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, have a conversation before the combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base Tarlac, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan April 10, 2019. The CALFEX event showcased the orchestration of air and ground troops to seize an objective during Exercise Ba


From left, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Armed Forces of the Philippines Brig. Gen Felimon D. Mamaril, Deputy Chief, Training and Doctrine Command; and Army Col. Leo Wyszynski, commander of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, have a conversation before the combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base Tarlac, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan April 10, 2019. The CALFEX event showcased the orchestration of air and ground troops to seize an objective during Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.


Size: 1732px × 1155px
Photo credit: © Apple White / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2019, archive, armed, arms, balikatan, bk19, calfex, combine, corps, crow, defence, distinguished, exercise, fire, forces, live, marine, military, philippine, philippines, reportage, servicemen, usa, valley, visitors