Philippine Marines Joint Training Exercise(BALIKATAN 2004)

[Rush_die]

pics from the BALIKATAN 2004...a joint training exercise with the U.S. Marines...

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and some marine scout snipers...

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[Frens]

very nice pics!! woot ...but what is this?
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[CannibalSquirel]

Nice.

I cant see the sniper photos.

[Rush_die]

thats a LAV-300 APC

LAV-300 APC
The armored personnel variant of the LAV-300 can can accommodate 9 troops internally and carries one .50 caliber machine gun and one 7.62mm machine gun in a Textron 1-meter turret.

The Philippine Marine Corps, together with the Floro Corporation of Tanay, Rizal, has initiated a program to incorporate the Singaporean CIS 40mm automatic grenade launcher into the 1-meter turret used in the V-150 and V-300 wheeled APCs. The grenade launcher would replace either the .50 caliber or the 7.62 mm machine gun, and will significantly increase the vehicle's firepower. The US uses the same turret in a similar configuration for its AAVP-7s, except that a US Mk. 19 Mod. 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher is used.


and the snipers...just right click them and open in a new page and you'll see them all...

[He219]

Nice Pic's, Rush_die!

:D

[Frens]

thats a LAV-300 APC

LAV-300 APC
The armored personnel variant of the LAV-300 can can accommodate 9 troops internally and carries one .50 caliber machine gun and one 7.62mm machine gun in a Textron 1-meter turret.

The Philippine Marine Corps, together with the Floro Corporation of Tanay, Rizal, has initiated a program to incorporate the Singaporean CIS 40mm automatic grenade launcher into the 1-meter turret used in the V-150 and V-300 wheeled APCs. The grenade launcher would replace either the .50 caliber or the 7.62 mm machine gun, and will significantly increase the vehicle's firepower. The US uses the same turret in a similar configuration for its AAVP-7s, except that a US Mk. 19 Mod. 3 40 mm automatic grenade launcher is used.


and the snipers...just right click them and open in a new page and you'll see them all...

is lav300 US made?

[RSK]

Super nice pics!

[Rush_die]

yes it is made in the U.S. but its not used by U.S. military...its just for export...

[AFG]

i like the pics a lot :D

[2RHPZ]

Great pictures. I got one old article with two ones. Some of them above didn´t work for me (red X) some forgive me if these were posted already.

BALIKATAN, an annual combined/ joint Republic of the Philippines (RP)-U.S. exercise, focuses on improving combined planning, combat readiness, and interoperability between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and U.S. forces. The two-week long BALIKATAN 2004, held 23 February to 7 March 2004, was one of several ongoing activities conducted under the RP-U.S. Mutual Defense Treaty.

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Exercise BALIKATAN 2004 brought Philippine and U.S. forces together for a series of exercises that strengthen interoperability between the two forces. Here, Philippine and U.S. Marines and sailors assault Dingalan Bay beach during the amphibious phase of the exercise.
Photo by SSgt. Nathan L. Hanks, Jr., USMC

Other activities included assisting the AFP’s comprehensive defense reform and U.S. security assistance training modules for counterterrorism, helicopter night capability, and intelligence fusion. There were also subject matter expert exchanges and advice and support for logistics, engineering, equipment, maintenance and civil military operations provided under the U.S. International Military Education and Training program.

About 2,300 AFP and 2,500 U.S. forces participated in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004. The primary participants were Philippine Marines and soldiers from the AFP’s Western Command augmented by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), and U.S. Marines of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade assisted by U.S. Navy sailors and U.S. Air Force (USAF) air crews and aircraft.

During the opening ceremony for the 20th BALIKATAN exercise at Camp Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Narciso L. Abaya said, “The events we have planned for this year’s BALIKATAN will go a long way in deepening our security ties and the friendships between two peoples.” The Tagalog word balikatan means “shouldering the load together,” which characterizes the philosophy and intent of the exercise.

Gen. Abaya said he hoped the exercise would also convey a message of security and interdependence not only between the Philippine and U.S. forces but also to neighboring countries in the region.

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U.S. Marines unload an AH-1W Cobra helicopter for use in Exercise BALIKATAN 2004 from the West-Pac Express, a high speed vessel, in Subic Bay, Philippines.
Photo by LCpl. Cory Yenter, USMC

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U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicles land on Ternate Beach during an amphibious landing rehearsal as part of the exercise.
Photo by JO2 Robert N. Sealover, USN[/b]

[Kiirby0608]

Is this Lcpl Cory Yenter?