A US Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle (front) manoeuvres as a V-22 Osprey prepares to land on the USS Wasp, US Navy multipurpose amphibious assault ship, during the amphibious landing exercises as part of the annual joint US-Philippines military exercise on the shores of San Antonio town, facing the South China sea, Zambales province on 11 April,2019. (Photo: Ted ALJIBE/ AFP)