U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan K. Bowers, a bachelor enlisted quarters manager with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 39, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, reviews Operation Clean Sweep IV brief slides at the 24-area barracks at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 16, 2026. OCS IV, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability and measurable improvements to barracks habitability. Bowers is a native of Fernandina, Florida. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft, assigned to Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71, Fleet Air Wing 31, conducts a casualty evacuation drill with Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) part of Exercise Balikatan 2026 in the South China Sea, April 27, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces if the Philippines and U.S. military the represents the strength of our alliance, improves our capable combined force, and demonstrates our commitment to regional peace and prosperity. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Serrano)
