Marine Corps 1st Lt. Julian Taruc, 9th Engineer Support Battalion Humanitarian Civic Assistance site two lead, poses for a photo during Exercise Balikatan in Barangay Ilosong, Plaridel, Ph., April 13, 2021. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries.

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