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Lt. Col. Chris Bridger, 1st Civil Affairs Group Combined Joint Civil-Military Task Force deputy commander, gives a brief on Marine Corps Civil Affairs during a Civil-Military Operations subject matter expert exchange as part of Exercise Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 29, 2024. Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. CMO specialists shared the best civil affairs practices and their experiences when military forces were called to support civilian populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and refugee crises. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Pedro Tenorio)