U.S. Navy Capt. Lee Axtelln, a force chaplain with Marine Corps Forces Pacific, speaks during a ‘Bundles of Joy’ event held before Exercise Balikatan 24 at Davila Elementary School in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines, April 20, 2024. The ‘Bundle of Joy’ delivery consisted of televisions, laptops, printers, and school supplies to improve the learning environment for students, staff, and faculty of Davila Elementary School and Nagabungan Elementary School. 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)