A Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, communicates with parachutists during parachute operations as part of Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, April 4, 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, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States h


A Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, communicates with parachutists during parachute operations as part of Balikatan 22 at Subic Bay International Airport, Subic Bay, Philippines, April 4, 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, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing 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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