Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Rafael Abboud hands out candy to school children before a dedication ceremony in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Abboud is the chaplain for 26th Squadron, and is a 36-year-old native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to

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Royal Australian Air Force Flight Lt. Rafael Abboud hands out candy to school children before a dedication ceremony in support of Exercise Balikatan at Calangitan Elementary School in Capas, Tarlac, Philippines, May 16, 2018. Abboud is the chaplain for 26th Squadron, and is a 36-year-old native of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations held from May 7 to 18. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)

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