SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 27, 2024) Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand by to board a landing craft, air cushion, assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5, in the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Balikatan 24, while underway in the South China Sea, April 27, 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)