From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, AFP chief of staff; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Steven J. Robinson AO, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines; Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; and Sgt. Maj. Michael West, sergeant major, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, view the combined arms live fire exercise (CALFEX) at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base Tarlac, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan April 10, 2019. The CALFEX event showca
From left, Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, AFP chief of staff; Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force; Steven J. Robinson AO, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines; Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher A. McPhillips, commanding general, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade; and Sgt. Maj. Michael West, sergeant major, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, view 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.
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