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A U.S. Army modular K1000 ultra-long range endurance Unmanned Aircraft System and a High-Altitude Balloon assigned to Extended Range and Sensing Effects Company, 1st Multi-Effects Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force launch simultaneously to survey the area in support of Exercise Balikatan 25, in Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 28, 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. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Justin Zehren)