SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 5, 2019) – Navy Sailors work alongside service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines during an air defense exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019. 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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