Wednesday, May 9, 2001 Balikatan 2001 exercises played out in air, on land and sea By Carlos Bongioanni and Kendra Helmer, Stars and Stripes Carlos Bongioanni / Stars and Stripes Filipino and U.S. Marines storm the Ternate beachhead during a mock amphibious assault Monday as part of Balikatan 2001 exercises in the Philippines. TERNATE, Philippines They ate sand, drank sea water and sweated ...