Philippine Army Staff Sgt. Donald Manuel hands a concrete block to Marine Lance Cpl. Rhys Hamish Espinosa during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, April 22, 2018. Manuel is a builder with 522nd Engineering Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, and is a 48-year-old native of Baguio City, Philippines. Espinosa is a mechanic with Engineering Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and is a 28-year-old native of Mindanao, Philippines. Balikatan 2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual

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Philippine Army Staff Sgt. Donald Manuel hands a concrete block to Marine Lance Cpl. Rhys Hamish Espinosa during construction in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, April 22, 2018. Manuel is a builder with 522nd Engineering Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, and is a 48-year-old native of Baguio City, Philippines. Espinosa is a mechanic with Engineering Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and is a 28-year-old native of Mindanao, Philippines. Balikatan 2018, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

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