US soldiers prepare the US flag beside a Harrier jet before the opening ceremony of the RP-US amphibious landing exercise (PHIBLEX) 2013 held at the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard assault ship docked in Subic bay, Olongapo city, north of Manila.
PHOTO: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
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