Philippine Army Capt. Win Love G. Bag-Ao, right, pins a new rank insignia on Marine Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Patrick during a promotion ceremony at Camp Carreon in Calinog, Iloili, May 9, 2017. The ceremony took place during combined-quarters training with 3rd Civil Affairs Group and Philippine Soldiers in support of Balikatan 2017. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.

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