U.S. Navy CE1 McGrath jokes with U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Amar Chowdhury on the construction site at Esperanza Elementary School in support of KAMANDAG in Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines, Sept. 30, 2017. KAMANDAG includes ongoing bilateral humanitarian and civic assistance activities that enable American and Philippine service members to get to know each other and provide support to local communities. McGrath is a construction electrician with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3, and is a native of Syracuse, New York. Chowdhury is a combat engineer with Bravo Company, 9th Engineering Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and is a native of Eugene, Oregon. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Matthew J. Bragg)