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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ivan Huerta, a native of Texas and an intelligence specialist with 3d Littoral Combat Team, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, sets security while participating in the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations event during Exercise Balikatan 25 in the Batanes island chain, Philippines, April 24, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Malia Sparks)