Philippine Army Cpl. Marvin G. Maramba, right, a welder with the 548th Engineer Construction Battalion, 51st Engineering Brigade, speaks to U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Owen McGeary, an engineer officer with the 557th Engineer Construction Company, 555th Engineer Brigade, during the construction of a barangay healthcare center as part of an engineering civic action project before Exercise Balikatan 24 at Davila Elementary School in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, April 18, 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)