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130408-N-VN372-071 ZAMBALES, Philippines -- (April 8, 2013) Builder Constructionman Brittany McGrath from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 5 leads U.S. and Philippine Seabees and a group of the barangay residents in pulling a suspension cable for the San Pascual footbridge. The project is one of seven engineering civic action projects (ENCAP) being performed by Combined/Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force (CJCMOTF) units in support of exercise Balikatan 2013. Balikatan is an annual Philippine-U.S. bilateral exercise. Humanitarian assistance and training activities enable the Philippine and American service members to build lasting relationships, train together and provide assistance in communities where the need is the greatest. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Fahey/Released)