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Balikatan 23 Press Conference
Exercise Balikatan
April 11, 2023 | 24:05
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Eric Austin, U.S. exercise director representative and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing Commanding General and Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Marvin L. Licudine, the Philippine exercise director and Commander, AFP Education, Training and Doctrine Command, conduct a press conference following the opening ceremony for exercise Balikatan 23 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 11, 2023. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, improve capabilities, and reinforce the shared security relationship built over decades of training and cooperation. More than 17,600 troops are participating in Balikatan 23, the 38th iteration of the exercise. (U.S. Army video by Pfc. Xavier Chavez)
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