170619-N-QV906-027 CEBU, Philippines (June 19, 2017) Service members from the Navy and Marine Corps and the Armed Forces of the Philippines attend the inaugural opening ceremony for Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Sama Sama 2017 at Naval Forces Central in Cebu, Philippines, June 16. MTA Sama Sama is a bilateral maritime exercise between and Philippine naval forces and is designed to strengthen cooperation and interoperabillty between the nations' armed forces. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Micah Blechner/RELEASED)

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