Marine Lt. Col. Soulynamma Pharathikoune places the blueprints for a two-room building in a time capsule with Ma Cecelia P. Santarina (right) during the groundbreaking ceremony at Cabu Elementary School in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan, April 20, 2018. Santarina is the principal of Cabu Elementary School. Pharathikoune is the commanding officer of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Balikatan 34-2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, includi

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Marine Lt. Col. Soulynamma Pharathikoune places the blueprints for a two-room building in a time capsule with Ma Cecelia P. Santarina (right) during the groundbreaking ceremony at Cabu Elementary School in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan, April 20, 2018. Santarina is the principal of Cabu Elementary School. Pharathikoune is the commanding officer of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. Balikatan 34-2018, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

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