Navy sailors with 4th Medical Battalion rehearse medical evacuation procedures at Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2019, during Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. 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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