A U.S. Marine with 3d Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3d Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, ground guides a Marine Air Defense Integrated System prior to the commencement of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 19, 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)