Marine Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson speaks during the Balikatan 2017 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, May 8, 2017. Nicholson is the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions including humanitarian and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.

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