Philippine Army soldiers assigned to the 522nd Engineering Construction Battalion salute during the playing of the national anthems as part of the dedication ceremony for a new two-room classroom constructed in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Balikatan 2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18.

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