U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and U.S. Army Soldiers with 7th Infantry Division, Multi-Domain Command - Pacific, guide an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System off a U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility during a ship-to-shore movement for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Calayan, Cagayan, Philippines, April 28, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable, combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)