A Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing organizes 105 mm rounds in preparation for live-fire training missions with the AC-130J Ghostrider during Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, April 4th, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting


A Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing organizes 105 mm rounds in preparation for live-fire training missions with the AC-130J Ghostrider during Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, April 4th, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the security cooperation.


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