Marine Corps Sgt. Jackson Wildes, left, an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, and Navy contractor Jay Mossage inspect an M-31 arresting gear at Clark Air Base, Philippines, March 22, 2019, in preparation for Exercise Balikatan. An M-31 arresting gear can hook various tail-hook aircraft to rapidly decelerate as it lands. Exercise Balikatan is a multilateral exercise that provides realistic quick-response training between the , Australia and Philippines. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for allies an


Marine Corps Sgt. Jackson Wildes, left, an expeditionary airfield systems technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, and Navy contractor Jay Mossage inspect an M-31 arresting gear at Clark Air Base, Philippines, March 22, 2019, in preparation for Exercise Balikatan. An M-31 arresting gear can hook various tail-hook aircraft to rapidly decelerate as it lands. Exercise Balikatan is a multilateral exercise that provides realistic quick-response training between the , Australia and Philippines. The exercise promotes regional security and humanitarian efforts for allies and partners.


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