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U.S. Army Soldier Reunites with Mom During Salaknib 2022
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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines - U.S. Army Spc. Jessica Ramelb, a unit supply specialist with 3rd Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, bestows her mother, Elizabeth Ramelb Rojas, with the honor of changing her rank insignia from private first class to specialist during her promotion ceremony during Salaknib 2022 on Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, March 11, 2022. The reunion was the first time Ramelb had seen her mom in nearly five years after immigrating to the United States with her father. Salaknib is an annual Philippine Army-led, U.S. Army Pacific sponsored bilateral exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Philippine Army capacity and interoperability across the spectrum of military operations, while also strengthening the ties between the two longstanding partner nations.


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