Lance Cpl. Cory B. Smith, hygiene equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, prepares to pump clean water into an M-149 water tank in Crow Valley, Philippines, for Exercise Balikatan 2012, April 11. He used a Tactical Water Purification System to turn raw river water into potable water for the camp. "It's crucial to have a sustainable amount of water at all times," Smith said. "Before we had to wait for water trucks to come in from the locals to start purifying water, and that wasn't enough to meet our camp's needs." - Lance Cpl. Cory B. Smith, hygiene equipment operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, prepares to pump clean water into an M-149 water tank in Crow Valley, Philippines, for Exercise Balikatan 2012, April 11. He used a Tactical Water Purification System to turn raw river water into potable water for the camp. "It's crucial to have a sustainable amount of water at all times," Smith said. "Before we had to wait for water trucks to come in from the locals to start purifying water, and that wasn't enough to meet our camp's needs."

An early morning view shows the progress of Camp Palacio, April 9. Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 traveled to Crow Valley in the Philippines to provide support to Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, for Exercise Balikatan 2012. - An early morning view shows the progress of Camp Palacio, April 9. Marines and sailors from Combat Logistics Battalion 3 traveled to Crow Valley in the Philippines to provide support to Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, for Exercise Balikatan 2012.

Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy Seaman 1st Class Myra T. Sordilla, a painter with the 401st Philippine Navy Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Melinda L. Carbajal, native of Fairfax, Va., currently assigned as a combat engineer to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, and the only female Marine serving in her platoon, work together to paint a comfort room April 9, for Santa Cruz Elementary School in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2012. The school is one of five engineering civic assistance projects the island of Palawan will receive during the exercise. - Armed Forces of the Philippines Navy Seaman 1st Class Myra T. Sordilla, a painter with the 401st Philippine Navy Reserve, and Lance Cpl. Melinda L. Carbajal, native of Fairfax, Va., currently assigned as a combat engineer to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, and the only female Marine serving in her platoon, work together to paint a comfort room April 9, for Santa Cruz Elementary School in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2012. The school is one of five engineering civic assistance projects the island of Palawan will receive during the exercise.