Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Pfc. Jaymancio Pablo , Bravo Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Battalion and U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alec Wines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment assigned to 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, clean a M777 Howitzer during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013 (PHIBLEX 2013) on Fort Magsaysay, Palayan City, Neuva Ecija, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 10, 2012. PHIBLEX 2013 is a bilateral training exercise conducted annually in the Republic of the Philippines to enhance amphibious readiness of both militaries and to strengthen interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew Troyer/Released)