Col Luis Ramon V De Leon, Deputy Wing Commander, 580th Aircraft Control and Warning Wing, shows a display piece to Command Sgt. Maj. Kellen C. Rowley of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during Balikatan 22 at Wallace Air Base, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalong for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and t


Col Luis Ramon V De Leon, Deputy Wing Commander, 580th Aircraft Control and Warning Wing, shows a display piece to Command Sgt. Maj. Kellen C. Rowley of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade during Balikatan 22 at Wallace Air Base, Philippines, March 31, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalong for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the security cooperation.


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