Army Sgt. Kage Fergerstrom, Hawaii National Guard, observes Philippine service members performing different knot techniques during a subject matter expert exchange in support of Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsaysay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 8, 2017. These knots and riggers ensure that first responders and military members can secure and remove victims during a real-life crisis. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations

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Army Sgt. Kage Fergerstrom, Hawaii National Guard, observes Philippine service members performing different knot techniques during a subject matter expert exchange in support of Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsaysay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 8, 2017. These knots and riggers ensure that first responders and military members can secure and remove victims during a real-life crisis. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.

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