U.S. And Philippine Troops At The Balikatan War Games

CROW VALLEY, PHILIPPINES - APRIL 14: A US-made HIMARS (High Mobility Advanced Rocket System) on static display during live fire exercises on April 14, 2016 in Crow Valley, Tarlac province, Philippines. US and Philippine troops are set to wrap up the 11-day "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder) annual joint military exercises which began last week as US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said this week more Philippine military bases would be opened to US troops and equipment on a rotational basis. The Philippines is locked in a dispute with China over islets in the South China Sea which Beijing regards as its territory. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)