SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 9, 2024) Quartermaster 2nd Class Cihara Lanebrown, a native of New York, mans the helm in the bridge of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) as the ship gets underway from Puerto Princesa, Philippines, in support of Exercise Balikatan 24, May 9, 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 Sang Kim)