U.S. Marine Corps Col. David J. Fennell, the commander of the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, engages with Alannay Elementary School students during a key leader engagement in support of Exercise Balikatan 24 at Alannay Elementary School in Lasam, Cagayan, Philippines, April 26, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)