SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2019) - Navy Sailors pass by the Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcatraz (PS 16) in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat after launching from the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during a visit, board, search, and seizure drill in support of Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations.

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