Co-directors for this year's joint U.S.-Philippines military exercise dubbed "Balikatan 2017", Lt. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson, right, and Lt.Gen. Oscar Lactao, during a news conference following the exercise' opening ceremony at the opening ceremony Monday, May 8, 2017 at Camp Aguinaldo in suburban Quezon city northeast of Manila, Philippines. Philippine and U.S. troops kicked off Monday their annual joint exercises that are smaller in scale than in years past, focusing on disaster response and counterterrorism while excluding territorial defense operations and maritime security.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)
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