Ground Assault Maneuver in the Philippines
Summary
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Dillon Ellzey, squad leader with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division currently assigned to 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the Unit Deployment Program conducts a ground assault maneuver training during Balikatan 16 at Crow Valley, Philippines, April 9, 2016. U.S. and Philippine Marines trained “shoulder-to-shoulder” after an aerial insert in ground assault maneuvers to build their combined capabilities. Balikatan is an annual Philippines-U.S. military bilateral training exercise that strengthens the Philippine-U.S. alliance and focuses on a variety of missions in response to conflict and crises throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cameron Darrough/Released)