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Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Marines, and Japan Self-Defense Forces service members and U.S. government officials pose for a group photo during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 1, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the 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. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney) - Armed Forces of the Philippines, U.S. Marines, and Japan Self-Defense Forces service members and U.S. government officials pose for a group photo during a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Tabletop Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, May 1, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the 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. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carson Jeney)

People's Liberation Army Capt. Wang Weijin samples purified water from the U.S. miniature deployable assistance water purification system at a disaster site in Biang, Brunei Darussalam, June 19 as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). Engineers with China, Singapore and the U.S. demonstrated their water purification capabilities to senior leaders at the disaster site. Weijin is a Chinese engineer. - People's Liberation Army Capt. Wang Weijin samples purified water from the U.S. miniature deployable assistance water purification system at a disaster site in Biang, Brunei Darussalam, June 19 as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). Engineers with China, Singapore and the U.S. demonstrated their water purification capabilities to senior leaders at the disaster site. Weijin is a Chinese engineer.

Royal Brunei Armed Forces First Adm. Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, left, speaks with U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik, during the opening ceremony to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX) at the Multinational Coordination Centre in Muara, Brunei Darussalam, June 17. AHMX is a multilateral exercise that provides a forum for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. Halim is the commander of the Royal Brunei Navy. Pasnik is the director of regional operations for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific. - Royal Brunei Armed Forces First Adm. Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Mohd Hanifah, left, speaks with U.S. Marine Col. Douglas Pasnik, during the opening ceremony to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX) at the Multinational Coordination Centre in Muara, Brunei Darussalam, June 17. AHMX is a multilateral exercise that provides a forum for regional partner nations to address shared security challenges, strengthen defense cooperation, enhance interoperability and promote stability in the region. Halim is the commander of the Royal Brunei Navy. Pasnik is the director of regional operations for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific.

Medical personnel from Japan, Singapore and the U.S. lock hands after participating in a relay race during a sports field meet at Berakas Army Garrison Camp, Brunei Darussalam June 14. The competition took place as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) - Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). At the end of the day, service members from China and Singapore were crowned victors in the relay race while Japan and Thailand members claimed victory in the tug-of-war competition. - Medical personnel from Japan, Singapore and the U.S. lock hands after participating in a relay race during a sports field meet at Berakas Army Garrison Camp, Brunei Darussalam June 14. The competition took place as part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) - Plus ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise (AHMX). At the end of the day, service members from China and Singapore were crowned victors in the relay race while Japan and Thailand members claimed victory in the tug-of-war competition.