SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 4, 2019) The fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) transits alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) following a replenishment-at-sea during Exercise Balikatan 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual , Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations.

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