(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE(From left) MGEN Marvin Lacudin, Philippine Army, Admiral John C Aquilino, Philippine exercise director; National Defense Officer in Charge Carlito Galvez, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson, Armed Forces Chief Andres Centino, and Lt Gen William M Jurney, commander US Indo-Pacific Command and exercise director, join hands at the end of the 2023 Balikatan (Shoulder to Shoulder) Exercises at the Camp Aguinaldo Headquarters in Quezon City on Friday, April 28, 2023. PHOTOS BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE