Title: Talon Vision, Carat, Philbex, Seacat Exercises
Description: photos
Description: photos
Rapidfire - October 17, 2006 02:40 AM (GMT)
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| U.S. Marines Brig. Gen. Joseph Medina, center, Deputy Commanding Gen. of the Third Marine Expeditionary Force and Commanding General of the Third Marine Expeditionary Brigade, stands at attention with Philippine Marine officers during the formal opening ceremony of the annual joint ground-air and naval military exercise dubbed Talon Vision and Amphibious Landing Exercise Monday Oct. 16, 2006, at the Philippine Marines headquarters at Fort Bonifacio south of Manila. About 5,700 U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan, and sailors from the Essex Expeditionary Strike Group in Sasebo, Japan, were taking part alongside 1,300 Filipino soldiers. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) |
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| In this photo released by the United States Marine Corps, Marines take part in a long range helicopter-borne raid exercise at Basa Air Base, Pampanga province north of Manila, Philippines, Sunday Oct. 15, 2006. The raid, involving Marines and Sailors of Company C, battalion landing team with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, was executed with the assistance from members of the Philippine Air Force as part of the annual bilateral training exercises dubbed Talon Vision and Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) FY 2007 which officially began Monday. (AP Photo/ U.S. Marine Corps, Lance Cpl. David Rogers) |
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| In this photo released by the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marines and sailors from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct a long range helicopter-borne raid at Basa Air Base, Pampanga province north of Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 15, 2006. The raid was executed with the assistance from members of the Philippine Air Force as part of the annual bilateral training exercises dubbed Talon Vision and Amphibious Landing Exercise (PHIBLEX) FY 2007 which officially began Monday. (AP Photo/U.S. Marine Corps, Staff Sgt. Ricardo Morales) |