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Video by Cpl. Malia Sparks
Balikatan 25: Lance Cpl. Taylor Interview
3d Marine Division
April 26, 2025 | 1:20
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trace Taylor, a native of Ohio and a mortarman with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, conducts an interview during the maritime key terrain security operations event as a part of Exercise Balikatan 25 on an island in the Batanes, Philippines, April 26, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Malia Sparks)
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