 that together, Filipinos and U.S. Marines are coming through several islands in the Philippines. My name is First Lieutenant Adams, I'm the Ex-O for Charlie Company, the 3rd of all combat team. We're here for the Latorra Campaign in the Philippines, which is an exercise within Valkitan 24. After two weeks of integrated training between the U.S. and Filipino Marines, we got together, conducted some bilateral planning for the Latorra Campaign, which was a joint bilateral exercise between the U.S. Marines, Army soldiers, and the Filipino Marines, moving through several islands in the Philippines. The U.S. and Filipino armed forces flew from Burgos to Fuga Island, from Fuga Island to Kaleon Island, Kaleon Island to Bosco Island, and then from Bosco back to Burgos in a local snorte within a span of four days. This training, specifically the Latorra Campaign, was able to show that Marines' full capabilities during a series of events throughout the Latorra Campaign not only improved our warfighting capability, but also developed our relationship with the Filipino Marines, because we were committed to our mutual defense plans, and it shows a mutual understanding about the way we train and how we can continue to work together. The biggest lesson learned during the Latorra Campaign was that together Filipinos and U.S. Marines are a stronger team when they integrate in planning and execution. Our ability to work together, communicate with the local populace, and train together demonstrates that as a team we are stronger together.