Keywords: US Navy 090421-N-0120A-017 The Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy patrol boat BRP Artemio Ricarte (PS 37) maneuvers into position in a formation exercise with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2).jpg en SOUTH CHINA SEA April 21 2009 The Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy patrol boat BRP Artemio Ricarte PS 37 maneuvers into position in a formation exercise with the amphibious assault ship USS Essex LHD 2 during exercise Balikatan 2009 Artemio Ricarte is participating in Balikatan 2009 an annual combined joint-bilateral exercise involving U S and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine civil defense agencies U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez/Released 2009-04-21 090421-N-0120A-017 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 70839 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R Alvarez PD-USGov-Military-Navy Balikatan 2009 37 Artemio Ricarte ship 1984 |