USS Comstock (LSD 45) Completes GUNNEX during Balikatan 25

SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 25, 2025) – Fire Controlman 3rd Class Ricky Rodriguez, left, assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) fires an M240 on the forecastle during Balikatan 2025, April 25. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Leonard Adams)