Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Rivet performs an equipment check at Clark Air Base, Philippines, March 28, 2019, in preparation for Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The Philippine-led exercise helps maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and it enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. Rivet, a native of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, is a firefighter with the Marine Wing Support Sq

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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kenneth Rivet performs an equipment check at Clark Air Base, Philippines, March 28, 2019, in preparation for Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The Philippine-led exercise helps maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and it enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. Rivet, a native of Saint Cloud, Minnesota, is a firefighter with the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171.

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