Balikatan 23 | 3d LCT Marines, PMC members conduct bilateral weapons familiarization in Santa Juliana, Philippines

Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

Balikatan 23 | 3d LCT Mar...

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade/Released 230410-M-MN384-513.JPG

Apr 18, 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Nathaniel Jackson, a mortarman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, demonstrates how to adjust the alignment of an M252 81 mm mortar system to a member of the Philippine Marine Corps during bilateral weapons familiarization during Balikatan 23 in Santa Juliana, Philippines, April 10, 2023.

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