Marine Corps Lt. Col. Soulynamma D. Pharathikoune, commander of the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group gives a speech during the dedication ceremony for a new two-room classroom constructed in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Balikatan 2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. ( N

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Marine Corps Lt. Col. Soulynamma D. Pharathikoune, commander of the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group gives a speech during the dedication ceremony for a new two-room classroom constructed in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Balikatan 2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton)

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