Exercise Balikatan | Marines Fire HIMARS in the Philippines

Lt. Col. John Lehane, inspector instructor, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, speaks about the Reduced-Range Practice Rockets from M142 high mobility artillery rocket systems during exercise Balikatan at Crow Valley, Philippines April 4, 2016. Balikatan, which means “shoulder to shoulder“ in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise focused on improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
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