U.S. Marines from Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippines Marines celebrate the completion of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2006 at Marine Base Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 29, 2005, with a traditional Philippine military lunch called a "boodle fight." In a boodle fight, Filipino foods are served on top of leaves laid out on a series of long tables. The participants line both sides of the table and grab the food with bare hands, enjoying the friendship established during the exercise. The annual bilateral Philippines and United States exercise is designed to improve interoperability, increase readiness and continue professional relationships between the U.S. and Philippines armed forces. Approximately 5,000 U.S. and Philippines military personnel participated in the exercises. © 2005 Gregory C. Tyler.