U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment and soldiers of the Philippine Army participate in military operations in an urban environment, sniper drills and glass house drills to begin the partnered operations of Exercise Balikatan at Fort Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, May 6, 2018. The training was designed to increase interoperability between the two nations. Exercise Balikatan, in its 34th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations held from May 7 to May 18. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. John Hoffman)