Philippine Special Forces demonstrate to U.S. Soldiers how to cross a body of water using a makeshift-floatation device during Balikatan 2017 at Fort Magsaysay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 9, 2017. This training helps both militaries remain ready to help victims of natural disasters and crises in remote and austere areas of the Philippines. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions including humanitarian and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. 