Senior leaders from the U.S. Army and the Armed Forces of the Philippines salute their national colors during the opening ceremony for Exercise Salaknib 2026 at Fort Magsaysay, Philippines, April 6, 2026. Salaknib is an annual exercise designed to enhance U.S. and Philippine Army capacity and interoperability while strengthening the bilateral relationship between the two nations. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Lilly Ekberg)