U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,answer questions during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander, Admiral Samuel Paparo gestures during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board meeting held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner, left, shakes hands with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo after a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,shake hands after a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., shake hands after a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy march in formation at Fort Gregorio Del Pilar in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., shake hands after a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Commander Admiral Samuel Paparo, left, and Philippines military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,answer questions during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy march in formation at Fort Gregorio Del Pilar in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippine military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr.,answers questions from reporters during a press conference on the Mutual Defense Board-Security Engagement Board held at the Philippine Military Academy in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A cadet of the Philippine Military Academy stands at attention outside a hall at Fort Gregorio Del Pilar in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy march in formation at Fort Gregorio Del Pilar in Baguio, northern Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)