In this photo released by the Philippine DND Defense Communications Service and AFP Public Affairs Office, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, left, and Philippine National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. pose for a photo before a large-scale combined amphibious assault exercise was conducted on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at a naval base in San Antonio, Zambales. Australian and Filipino forces, backed by U.S. Marines, practiced retaking an island seized by hostile forces in a large military drill Friday on the northwestern Philippine coast facing the disputed South China Sea. (Philippine DND Defense Communications Service and AFP Public Affairs Office via AP)
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