Electrician's Mate 1st Class Cory Allen, from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 Maritime Raid Force, conducts a diesel engines familiarization training with Philippine Marine Corps force reconnaissance Marines

TERNATE, Philippines (Sep. 18, 2013) Electrician's Mate 1st Class Cory Allen, from Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 1 Maritime Raid Force, conducts a diesel engines familiarization training with Philippine Marine Corps force reconnaissance Marines during Philippine Bilateral Exercise at Philippine Marine Base Ternate. The bilateral training exercise is designed to demonstrate the United States and Republic of the Philippines commitment to mutual security and strengthen our long-term partnership, while ensuring the readiness of a bilateral force able to rapidly respond to regional humanitarian crises. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr.) File# 130918-N-YR391-058