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Marines grimace and smile as they pull on a thick rope in a jungle setting. Other service members watch

Strength Struggle

Marine Corps Col. Sean Dynan, right, leads his team in a friendly tug of war with U.S. and Indonesian marines as part of a cultural day celebration during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Indonesia 24 at Bandar Lampung, Indonesia, May 19, 2024. CARAT Indonesia 2024 is a bilateral exercise designed to promote regional security cooperation and enhance maritime interoperability, which coincides with 75 years of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Indonesia.

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