U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Haith, commander of 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, speaks to his soldiers and their counterparts from Company B, 92nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division Philippine Army during a rehearsal of concept drill held prior to an air assault training exercise at Balikatan 22 on Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, April 3, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan, Tagalong for shoulder-to-shoulder, is a longstanding bilateral exercise between the Philippines and the United States highlighting the deep-rooted partnership between both countries. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of the U.S.-Philippine security cooperation.