SOUTH CHINA SEA
<p>04.06.2019
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Niegel 
Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5  
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190406-N-UI104-0180 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 6, 2019) - U.S. Navy Sailors return to the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat and pass the Philippine Navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Ramon Alcatraz (PS 16) after completing a visit, board, search, and seizure drill in support of Exercise Balikatan. In its 35th iteration, Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel)
Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS)