U.S.- Philippine Joint Military Exercise Underway In Tarlac, Northern Philippines

A U.S. Marine CH-46E helicopter dislodges US and Philippine marines during a live-fire exercise in the ongoing Philippines-U.S. amphibious landing exercise dubbed Phiblex 2013 at Crow Valley, Tarlac province in northern Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2012. More than 2,800 U.S. Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan are nearing the end of their two-week air, ground and amphibious training with their Philippine counterpart. <AP Photo/Bullit Marquez>

Participating soldiers fire a mortar during the Philippines-U.S. joint live fire exercises of the annual Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013 (PHIBLEX) at Crow Valley in Tarlac, the Philippines, Oct. 16, 2012. This year’s exercise focus on improving interoperability for humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions.

U.S. marines participate in the Philippines-U.S. joint live fire exercises of the annual Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013 (PHIBLEX) at Crow Valley in Tarlac, the Philippines, Oct. 16, 2012. <Xinhua/Rouelle Umali>

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