Navy Cmdr. Robert Christian, officer in charge of the community relations team, delivers his remarks at a ceremony during Balikatan 2017 in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, May 8, 2017. Service members hosted community relations events to interact with the local community and understand its needs, as well as provide the opportunity to strengthen bonds outside of the military mission. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. (

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Navy Cmdr. Robert Christian, officer in charge of the community relations team, delivers his remarks at a ceremony during Balikatan 2017 in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, May 8, 2017. Service members hosted community relations events to interact with the local community and understand its needs, as well as provide the opportunity to strengthen bonds outside of the military mission. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)

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