0904114010S-017 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 11, 2009) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 is fueled during nighttime flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in preparation for exercise Balikatan 09, a bilateral military exercise involving military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine civil defense agencies. The annual exercise is the 25th in a series of exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and requested by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines. Navy

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