Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Arlene Delapena greets local citizens at a community relations event in Pagasa, Bataan, Philippines, as part of Exercise Balikatan, March 27, 2019. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. Community relations events are held throughout the exercise as a way for , Philippine and Australian service members to get to know the communities where they are working. Delapena, a Subic Bay, Bataan, Philippines native,

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Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Arlene Delapena greets local citizens at a community relations event in Pagasa, Bataan, Philippines, as part of Exercise Balikatan, March 27, 2019. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the and the Philippines and comes from a Tagalog phrase meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder," representing the partnership between the two countries. Community relations events are held throughout the exercise as a way for , Philippine and Australian service members to get to know the communities where they are working. Delapena, a Subic Bay, Bataan, Philippines native, is a chief religious programs specialist with III Marine Expeditionary Force.

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