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U.S. Army Sgt. Kevin Sanchez, who serves as crew chief with Charlie Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, studies terrain aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk aircraft as part of a flight survey during Exercise Balikatan 2019 near Mount Pinatubo, Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 1, 2019. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Balikatan helps participating forces maintain a high level of military-to-military capability, friendship, as well as readiness and responsiveness. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jon Welch)