 U.S. Marine Corps Captain Matthew George, company commander for Alpha Company, 3rd Marine Division, talks about Alpha Company's time shared with their Philippine counterparts during Balakaton 23 in Santa Juliana, Philippines. So today the primary focus of training was a non-live fire event that centered around classes taught by our Philippine Marine partners, primarily their version of what would be our Marine Corps martial arts program. They also led us through several iterations of jungle survival training and juggle mobility. We've had a couple of socials with them so far. We've had meal engagements with them. So it's given us an opportunity to really integrate and socialize with the people that we're going to continue to be working with while we're out here. Yes, so the training today, although light in nature is absolutely imperative to developing relationships that are not just going to last or expire now, but that are going to remain well into the foreseeable future. Reporting from the Philippines, I'm Lance Corporal Jack Hall.