Leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and city officials bury a time capsule during a groundbreaking ceremony for Balikatan 2017 in Ormoc City, Leyte, April 25, 2017. Leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, military, and Ormoc City gathered to commemorate the beginning of engineering projects for new classrooms at Margen Elementary School in Ormoc City. Balikatan is an annual military bilateral exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and counterterrorism. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter

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Leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and city officials bury a time capsule during a groundbreaking ceremony for Balikatan 2017 in Ormoc City, Leyte, April 25, 2017. Leaders from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, military, and Ormoc City gathered to commemorate the beginning of engineering projects for new classrooms at Margen Elementary School in Ormoc City. Balikatan is an annual military bilateral exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and counterterrorism. ( Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)

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