U.S Pacific Command

'via Blog this'CROW VALLEY, Philippines (Apr. 9, 2013) - North Carolina-based Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines assemble a .50-Cal Browning heavy machine gun during live-fire training. The live-fire training is part of Exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral exercise in its 29th iteration, which provides a venue for Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military forces to develop and continue to enhance interoperability across a wide range of military actions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Courtney G. White)