Dust envelopes U.S. and Philippine marines as a U.S. military helicopter takes off at the Paredes Air Station at Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte province as it carries US and Philippine troops during a joint military exercise in northern Philippines on Monday, May 6, 2024. American and Filipino marines held annual combat-readiness exercises called Balikatan, Tagalog for shoulder-to-shoulder, in a show of allied military readiness in the Philippines' northernmost town facing southern Taiwan. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)