Marine Corps Lt. Col. Soulynamma D. Pharathikoune, left, commander of the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts an interview with local media during the dedication ceremony for a new two-room classroom constructed in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, 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 operat

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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Soulynamma D. Pharathikoune, left, commander of the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, conducts an interview with local media during the dedication ceremony for a new two-room classroom constructed in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Exercise Balikatan, 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 May 18. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton)

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