Balikatan 22: Small Boat Operations B-Roll

Credit: Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria | Date Taken: 03/30/2022
U.S. and Philippine Sailors use a NORBIT sonar device to conduct surveys while aboard a combat rubber raiding craft during Balikatan 22, Claveria Port, Philippines, March 30, 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 iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Madison Santamaria)