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Balikatan 2026: Allied forces strengthen airfield repair readiness through SME exchange

Members of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force speak to U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Julian, 21st Air Expeditionary Wing commander, during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Basa Air Base, Philippines, May 4, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability.

PHOTO BY: Senior Airman Alondra Cristobal Hernandez
VIRIN: 260404-F-CP864-1004.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON Z 6_2

LENS

NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S

APERTURE

56/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/125

ISO

200

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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