Students rehearse a school graduation at the Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School one year after participating in Balikatan 2015 as a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) site, in Tapaz, Philippines, March 31, 2016. and Philippine service members revisited the site to do a post assessment of the new two-room school building and other needed restorations as part of the HCA project. The Armed Forces of the Philippines and military have a longstanding relationship that has contributed to regional security and stability and is deeply rooted in cooperation. Balikatan, which means "

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Students rehearse a school graduation at the Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School one year after participating in Balikatan 2015 as a humanitarian civic assistance (HCA) site, in Tapaz, Philippines, March 31, 2016. and Philippine service members revisited the site to do a post assessment of the new two-room school building and other needed restorations as part of the HCA project. The Armed Forces of the Philippines and military have a longstanding relationship that has contributed to regional security and stability and is deeply rooted in cooperation. Balikatan, which means "shoulder to shoulder" in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Hilda M. Becerra / Released)

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