Philippine Air Force Airman 2nd Class Jomel Adona (left) jabs his training partner, Airman 2nd Class Jayson Rosete (right), while Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Rivera instructs at Basa Air Base, Philippines, April 4, 2019, as a part of Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise helps maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. Adona and

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Philippine Air Force Airman 2nd Class Jomel Adona (left) jabs his training partner, Airman 2nd Class Jayson Rosete (right), while Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Rivera instructs at Basa Air Base, Philippines, April 4, 2019, as a part of Exercise Balikatan. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. The exercise helps maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. Adona and Rosete are security forces personnel assigned to the 554th Ground Base Air Defense Group.

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