STATION LEOVIGILDO GANTIOQUI, Philippines (April 9, 2019) – Sailors and Marines work together to unload assault amphibious vehicles after departing the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) during Exercise Balikatan 2019. In its 35th iteration, Exercise 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.

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