Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy Clapham, left, engineer, assigned to the 673D Expeditionary Engineer Squadron and Air Force Senior Airman Ivan Morales, engineer, assigned to the 673D Expeditionary Engineer Squadron, pose for a photo with local children and students from Jaena Norte Elementary School before the school's closing ceremony, in Capiz, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, April 16, 2016. The construction project is one of multiple Humanitarian Civic Assistance events taking place during this year's exercise, designed to improve the quality of life for the local popula


Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeremy Clapham, left, engineer, assigned to the 673D Expeditionary Engineer Squadron and Air Force Senior Airman Ivan Morales, engineer, assigned to the 673D Expeditionary Engineer Squadron, pose for a photo with local children and students from Jaena Norte Elementary School before the school's closing ceremony, in Capiz, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan, April 16, 2016. The construction project is one of multiple Humanitarian Civic Assistance events taking place during this year's exercise, designed to improve the quality of life for the local populace and strengthen the bond between the two nations. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda M. Becerra / Released)


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