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From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Madeleine Knapp, 1st Lt. Dallion Richards and Capt. John Toohey, all 40th Airlift Squadron pilots, monitor flight controls aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a Maximum Endurance Operation in support of Exercise Balikatan over the Philippines near Clark Air Base, April. 17, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)
260417-F-BO786-1178.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell

Apr 21, 2026
CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines - From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Madeleine Knapp, 1st Lt. Dallion Richards and Capt. John Toohey, all 40th Airlift Squadron pilots, monitor flight controls aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a Maximum Endurance Operation in support of Exercise Balikatan over the Philippines near Clark Air Base, April. 17, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)


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