00:00With that, therefore,
00:27and with a robust sense of mission and mutual respect,
00:33I officially declare Exercise Balikatan 40-2025 open, effective today.
00:43We stand as Balikatan means shoulder to shoulder,
00:47where the Philippines and the United States and all of us
00:51commit with a commitment to peace
00:53and a dedication to security throughout the Indo-Pacific.
01:00The showcase, if you will, of this year's Balikatan
01:04will be what we are collectively referring to as a full battle test.
01:09What is a full battle test, you might ask?
01:11It is the integration, the purposeful integration
01:14of real-world security situations relevant to the region
01:18with live, virtual, and constructive training opportunities
01:23that will give us as a collective entity
01:26the opportunity to demonstrate capabilities across all domains,
01:32across all services, and all forces.
01:34that nothing builds bonds more quickly than shared adversity.
01:39So use that adversity to stand Balikatan.
01:42Yes, sir.
01:44Balikatan is a big gravity.
01:47They'll be there when you are taking time off.
01:52Of course, for our concern,
01:55it's only for the veterans
01:57if you're passing more closer
01:58or in this one to our country.
02:01There is no specific call-out
02:05of an individual location or nation.
02:09This is not intended to be provocative in any way.
02:13This is intended to test our mutual,
02:15you know, almost 20 nations,
02:17our mutual integration,
02:20the collaboration,
02:23organizations that we've created.
02:24And we'll see you next time.
02:48We'll see you next time.
02:49Looks like this.
02:50We'll see you next time.
02:52Bye-bye.
02:54You
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