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Guard provides short-range air defense at Exercise Balikatan 23
National Guard Bureau
May 1, 2023 | 1:33
The Mississippi Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 204th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, traveled to the Philippines to provide short-range air defense assets at Exercise Balikatan 23 from April 18-26. Balikatan 23 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule.
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