Keywords: 120322-M-IJ457-055 (7026678719).jpg U S Marine Corps Lance Cpl Melinda Carbajal left with Marine Wing Support Squadron MWSS 172 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Philippine Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alfredo Mendoza exchange tools at a construction site at Santa Cruz Elementary School Palawan province Philippines March 22 2012 Philippine Navy seabees partnered with U S Marines with MWSS-172 to construct a building for the school as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance project for exercise Balikatan 2012 Balikatan is an annual bilateral training exercise designed to increase interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U S military when responding to future natural disasters DoD photo by Sgt Matthew Troyer U S Marine Corps/Released https //www flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/7026678719/ 120322-M-IJ457-055 2012-03-22 10 39 https //www flickr com/people/39955793 N07 U S Department of Defense Current Photos PD-USGov U S Department of Defense Current Photos https //flickr com/photos/39955793 N07/7026678719 2016-09-03 11 53 49 United States Government Work Balikatan 2012 |