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Video by Cpl. James Stanfield

Balikatan 23 | MIT Dental Hygiene Class

Exercise Balikatan

April 16, 2023 | 2:40

U.S. and Philippine servicemembers from the Balikatan 23 Medical Interoperability Training Team teach a dental hygiene class at Inabasan, Antique Province, Philippines, April 17, 2023. Balikatan, Tagalog for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise provides unique opportunities for participating forces to increase interoperability and provide tangible benefits for the people of the Philippines. Humanitarian civic assistance projects support local communities in the Philippines and strengthen our partnership. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. James Stanfield)