Philippine and government and military members stand and salute for the Philippine and national anthems at the beginning of the Balikatan 23 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 11, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, improve ca-pabilities, and reinforce the shared security relationship built over decades of training and cooper-ation. More than 17,600 troops are participating in Balikatan 23, the 38th iteration of the exercise.

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