A member of the Armed Forces of the Philippine Special Operations Command prepares to load onto a Air Force MC-130J Commando II before conducting military freefall and static line jumps during Balikatan 22 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, March 28, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the
A member of the Armed Forces of the Philippine Special Operations Command prepares to load onto a Air Force MC-130J Commando II before conducting military freefall and static line jumps during Balikatan 22 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, March 28, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a long-standing bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the security cooperation.
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