Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, Maj. Gen. Nestor Herico, speaks with Capt. Ronald Lienhardt, a company commander with 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prior to observing a bilateral beach defense training during exercise Balikatan 22, at Appari Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a l

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Commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, Maj. Gen. Nestor Herico, speaks with Capt. Ronald Lienhardt, a company commander with 1st Battalion, 3d Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prior to observing a bilateral beach defense training during exercise Balikatan 22, at Appari Beach, Cagayan, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. BK22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of security cooperation.

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