By Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Lowcher, 3rd Marine Division
OKINAWA, Japan -- A Marine from Castro Valley, California,
returned to his original home while participating in a large-scale multilateral
exercise in the Philippines.
Lance Cpl. Nicoleandr Alacantara, born in Manila, deployed
to Colonel Ernesto Ravina Air Base in support of Exercise Balikatan 2018, serving
here in Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, 3rd Marine Expeditionary
Force.
"I lived in the Philippines for the first 18 years of
my life, and this is the first time I have been back since I moved,"
Alcantara said.
Sharing Knowledge
He said the Marines and their counterparts from the
Philippines learned from each other.
"We have been able to share our knowledge with them and
learn from them in return," he added.
Alacantara provides the communication gear that helps
commanders issue orders and resupply Marines.
Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training
event focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and
disaster relief, counterterrorism and other combined military operations. This
year’s exercise was held May 7-18.
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