U.S. Marines and sailors attached to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade play basketball with Filipino students from Barangay Military High School at Fort Magsaysay, Oct. 14. U.S. Navy chaplain Lt. Kyu Lee and Philippine Army chaplain Maj. Rex Armena put the basketball game together for a joint community relations opportunity. “We got to spend time in a relaxed environment, rather than a training one,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason A. Gramley, a religious program specialist attached to 3rd MEB. “We were able to build relationships with the locals.” The U.S. armed forces are here in support of the annual Amphibious Landing Exercise. PHIBLEX is an annual bilateral training exercise held throughout the Republic of the Philippines. The intent of the exercise is to improve interoperability, combat readiness and enhance security cooperation throughout the region.