Army 1st Lt. Dane Sawyer, center, civil affairs officer with 351st Civil Affairs Command, 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, plays with children of the local Aeta tribe during "Bayanihan" as part of exercise Balikatan 2014, near Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City, Philippines, May 8. Bayanihan, meaning "communal spirit" in Filipino, is comprised of food and festivities provided by the Nueva Ecija Cardinals Lion's Club to the local Aeta families with the support of Philippine and Army soldiers. The exercise is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Philippines and designe
Army 1st Lt. Dane Sawyer, center, civil affairs officer with 351st Civil Affairs Command, 405th Civil Affairs Battalion, plays with children of the local Aeta tribe during "Bayanihan" as part of exercise Balikatan 2014, near Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City, Philippines, May 8. Bayanihan, meaning "communal spirit" in Filipino, is comprised of food and festivities provided by the Nueva Ecija Cardinals Lion's Club to the local Aeta families with the support of Philippine and Army soldiers. The exercise is an annual bilateral training exercise between the Philippines and designed to foster cooperation and interoperability between the two nations' armed forces through training as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief projects. ( Army photo by Sgt. James Spears/ Released) and Philippine soldiers bond with local tribe during 'Bayanihan' as part of BK14 140507-M-SD123-089
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