Marine Corps Sgt. Thiavaden Thang, a squad leader with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, takes a break from constructing a bridge for a river crossing during Exercise Balikatan at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, April 1, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Balikatan helps participating forces maintai

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Marine Corps Sgt. Thiavaden Thang, a squad leader with Bridge Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, takes a break from constructing a bridge for a river crossing during Exercise Balikatan at Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, Philippines, April 1, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Balikatan helps participating forces maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities.

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