Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Marvin L. Licudine, the Philippine exercise director and Commander, AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command, finishes his remarks as the audi-ence applauds during the opening ceremony for exercise Balikatan 23 at Camp Aguinaldo, Ma-nila, 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 capabili-ties, and reinforce the shared security relationship built over decades of training and cooperation. More than 17,600 tr


Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Marvin L. Licudine, the Philippine exercise director and Commander, AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command, finishes his remarks as the audi-ence applauds during the opening ceremony for exercise Balikatan 23 at Camp Aguinaldo, Ma-nila, 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 capabili-ties, and reinforce the shared security relationship built over decades of training and cooperation. More than 17,600 troops are participating in Balikatan 23, the 38th iteration of the exercise.


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