Balikatan 22 Recon Raid and CASEVAC B-Roll

Credit: Cpl. Jerry Edlin | Date Taken: 04/07/2022
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a Reconnaissance raid during Balikatan 22 at Corregidor, Philippines, April 7, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalog for ‘shoulder-to-shoulder,’ is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th and largest-ever iteration of the exercise. BK22 coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation and a shared commitment to advancing peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jerry Edlin)