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Balikatan 23 | Dipaculao mayor hosts town hall for AFP, U.S. civil affairs
Exercise Balikatan
April 13, 2023 | 5:10
Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. armed forces civil affairs leaders spoke at a town hall hosted by municipality of Dipaculao Mayor Danilo Tolentino in Aurora, Philipines, April 13, 2023. The town hall allowed Dipaculao barangay captains to learn about this year’s exercise and its impact on the local community. 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 Gunnery Sgt. Caitlin Brink)
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