Rosmarie F. Gardose, mayor of Tapaz municipality, and Victor A. Tanco Sr., governor of Capiz province, cut the ceremonial ribbon on a new building at Don Joaquin Artuz Memorial Elementary School in Tapaz, Philippines, during Balikatan 2015, April 27. Armed Forces of the Philippines Army, U.S. Navy and Marine engineers, part of the Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force on the island of Panay, worked together for 40 days to complete the Philippine Department of Education, modified one-story, two-classroom building. Balikatan, which means “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Lowell Whitman/ Released)