41st AS participates in Balikatan 23
Capt. Coulter Pierce, a pilot with 41st Airlift Squadron, flies a low-level training mission over mountainous terrain during Balikatan 23 over the coast of the Philippines, April 18, 2023. Balikatan 2023 is the 38th iteration of the annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military. The exercise includes three weeks of training focused on amphibious operations, command and control, humanitarian assistance, urban operations and counterterrorism skills throughout northern and western Luzon. Coastal defense training figures prominently in the Balikatan 23 training schedule. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Bishop)