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U.S. Navy Landing Craft, Air Cushion 45, attached to AssaultCraft Unit 5, prepares to land ashore with an M142 High Mobility Rocket System assigned to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 1st Long Range Fires Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force as part of a HIMARS Rapid Infiltration drill during Exercise Balikatan 24 at San Vicente, Philippines, May 1, 2024. 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan)