 Welcome to the Corps Report, I'm Sergeant Tyler Maine, and I'm Corporal John Tucker. Marines from Japan recently shipped to the Philippines for exercise Balakatan 2014. Balakatan is a Philippine term meaning shoulder to shoulder, which encompasses the spirit of the bilateral exercise. The annual exercise with Philippine counterparts helps to build U.S. relations with our allies overseas while preparing to respond to a number of crises around the Pacific. Check out the link in the video description to see some motivating footage of Marines in action. This week's featured Marine brought a rain of hellfire onto the enemy. Captain William Paxton, a forward air controller serving with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, was inserted into enemy territory last October with a small command element. Paxton spent five hours calling in accurate airstrikes while being confined to a shallow ditch by enemy gunfire. His actions suppressed the enemy and allowed the wounded Marine to be medevaced, while killing nine insurgents, demolishing a Taliban prison, and destroying an untold amount of enemy ordnance. For his heroism, Paxton was awarded the Bronze Star with a combat distinguishing device. When asked about his actions that day, he said, I only played a small part in that. I was just doing my job, what I was trained to do. Now, let's go to one of our Marines in the field. Hey guys, Corporal Clayton Phillipovic, coming at you from Camp Pendleton, California. Now we have some Marines here that are checking out some energy efficient kick-ass gear. X-Fob is all about Marines trying out cutting-edge equipment designed to harvest energy. To learn more, click on the link in the video description. You can also keep up with everything X-Fob by following our live coverage on Instagram. You can catch up with everything else going on in the Corps by logging on to our official social media sites. Those links are in our video description. Thanks for watching, guys. We'll see you next, Clayton, right here on the Corps Report. Wonder Twin Powers, activate!