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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Dossey, a hospital corpsman assigned to 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, demonstrates how to perform a blood sweep on a simulated casualty during a tactical combat casualty care class as part of a maritime key terrain security operation for Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Batan, Batanes Islands, Philippines, April 30, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. Dossey is a native of Texas. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)