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Philippine Marine Staff Sgt. Geraldine Corbita from Zamboanga, Philippines, shakes hands with Cmdr. Tuesday Adams, officer in charge of the Surface Warfare Medical Institute (SWMI), as she receives her Independent Duty Corpsman certificate of completion, July 11, 2025. Corbita is the first Philippine Navy Marine corpsman to graduate from the U.S. Navy IDC School, a milestone signaling a strengthened alliance between the U.S. and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Jami Erickson (right), acting SWMI senior enlisted leader, and Chief Hospital Corpsman Christian Lopez (left), IDC Class 24025 class advisor, look on during the graduation ceremony at the SWMI in San Diego,. (U.S. Navy photo by Arsenio R. Cortez Jr.)