Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. Romell Allan P. Genete, right, the group commander of the 790th Air Base Group, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keith W. Earhart, left, and U. S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Mark D. McLaughlin, center, to observe a road construction project in preparation for Balikatan 2014 at Crow Valley, Philippines May 4, 2014. The two nation’s militaries will participate in the exercise to increase interoperability and reinforce mission readiness. Earhart and McLaughlin are assigned to 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Philippine Air Force Lt. Col. Romell Allan P. Genete, right, the group commander of the 790th Air Base Group, walks with U.S. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer 3 Keith W. Earhart, left, and U. S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Mark D. McLaughlin, center, to observe a road construction project in preparation for Balikatan 2014 at Crow Valley, Philippines May 4, 2014. The two nation’s militaries will participate in the exercise to increase interoperability and reinforce mission readiness. Earhart and McLaughlin are assigned to 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.