Marine Corps 1st Lt. Annika Pearson (second from right), a Communication Strategy and Operations officer with 3d Marine Division, speaks at Pag-Asa Elementary School ahead of Balikatan 22 in Orani, Bataan, Philippines, March 21, 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 longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlig


Marine Corps 1st Lt. Annika Pearson (second from right), a Communication Strategy and Operations officer with 3d Marine Division, speaks at Pag-Asa Elementary School ahead of Balikatan 22 in Orani, Bataan, Philippines, March 21, 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 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 Philippine security cooperation.


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