Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Leonard welds metal to a truss during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, April 22, 2018. Leonard is a welder with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and is a 22-year-old native of Bruno, Minnesota. 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. (

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Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua Leonard welds metal to a truss during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, April 22, 2018. Leonard is a welder with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and is a 22-year-old native of Bruno, Minnesota. 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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