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240515-M-OV505-2311 COTABATO, Philippines (May 15, 2024) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Zachary Becker, a team leader with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shares tactics at a weapon systems training and safety brief during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum near Cotabato City, Philippines, May 15, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines aimed at bolstering the Philippine Marine Corps’ Coastal Defense strategy while supporting the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Becker is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)