U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kathryn Quandt and Gunnery

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Kathryn Quandt and Gunnery Sgt. Bradley Schmidt play with an Armed Forces of the Philippines soldier’s dog during a break at Bulsa Elementary School in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines, March 20, 2019. This classroom is being constructed with the combined efforts of the AFP, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, and the Australian Defence Force as part of Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan is an annual military training exercise hosted by the Philippines between the AFP and U.S. military designed to build U.S. and Philippine defense readiness while strengthening multinational relationships. Quandt, a Houston, Texas native, is a combat engineer officer, and Schmidt, a Seattle, Wash. native, is a combat engineer with 1st platoon, Alpha Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Scott Vargas)