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A U.S. Army officer trains Filipino soldiers in a mock assault at a target during the live-fire exercise in the ongoing joint U.S.-Philippines military exercise dubbed Balikatan 2014 Saturday, May 10, 2014 at the Philippine Army training camp at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija province in northern Philippines. More than 5,000 U.S. and Filipino troops have begun two weeks of military exercises to flex their muscle in jointly dealing with potential crisis in the Philippines, which is prone to natural disasters and has been locked in a dangerous standoff with China over a disputed shoal. This year's war games focuses on maritime security and humanitarian assistance especially in dealing with disasters. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

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This photo provided by Nancy Johnson shows what authorities say is a hot-air balloon that was believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia, Friday, May 9, 2014. Virginia State Police received calls of the crash shortly before 8 p.m., police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told a news conference. Geller said a pilot and two passengers were believed to be on board, and that police believe it was the gondola that caught fire. (AP Photo/Nancy Johnson)

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Investigators gather near a farm on Ruther Glen Rd, in Caroline Co., Va., searching for missing hot air balloon on Friday. May 9, 2014. A hot-air balloon is believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia on Friday night, according to state police, who were searching for the wreckage, a pilot and two passengers after eyewitnesses said they saw the balloon's gondola in flames and heard screams for help. (AP Photo/ Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)

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The light from a small search plane shines overhead beyond a barn in rural Caroline Co., Va, in the search for a missing hot air balloon on Friday. May 9, 2014. A hot-air balloon is believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia on Friday night, according to state police, who were searching for the wreckage, a pilot and two passengers after eyewitnesses said they saw the balloon's gondola in flames and heard screams for help. (AP Photo/ Richmond Times-Dispatch, Dean Hoffmeyer)

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This photo provided by Nancy Johnson shows what authorities say is a hot-air balloon that wass believed to have caught fire and crashed in Virginia, Friday, May 10, 2014. Virginia State Police received calls of the crash shortly before 8 p.m., police spokeswoman Corinne Geller told a news conference. Geller said a pilot and two passengers were believed to be on board, and that police believe it was the gondola that caught fire. (AP Photo/Nancy Johnson)