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FORT MAGSAYSAY, Republic Of The Philippines - Marines with Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conducted military operations in urban terrain training with Marines from the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Fort Magsaysay, in the Republic of the Philippines, April 8 as part of Exercise Balikatan 2011.
“We’re doing a little tactical entry, showing them how to make entry on buildings if there were enemies or hostiles in there,” said Sgt. Joshua Metcalf, a military policeman with Headquarters Bn., 3rd MarDiv. attached to the Marine forces in the Philippines.
Metcalf was one of many Marines exchanging knowledge with AFP Marines.
“The Philippine Marines, last year for Balikatan, worked with the U.S. Marines, and [the U.S. Marines] did teach them some of our MOUT tactics. However, these tactics are constantly evolving,” said 2nd Lt. Cliff Cardwell, a military police officer with Headquarters Bn., 3rd MarDiv. “Some of the breaching tools have changed.”
One of the key points stressed during the training was communication.
“We are placing an emphasis on communication. For a lot of our MOUT, we don’t utilize radio and [communication],” Cardwell said. “We focus on verbal commands.”
Communicating when clearing a room is key to safely detering enemy actions, he added.
U.S. and AFP Marines also exchanged small-unit leadership techniques and built camaraderie.
“If you work with the same squad every day, you learn to feel each other out, and you can almost predict their movements,” said Cardwell.
That unit cohesion aids in building small unit leadership and a stronger unit, he added.
The training built stronger bonds between the two militaries, said AFP Marine Staff Sgt. Ruben Dela Cruz, 1st platoon leader, 6th Marines Company, 6th Marine Division.
“The relationship between Philippine Marines and U.S. Marines is very good,” he added.
This training helps build camaraderie and unit cohesion, and prepares the AFP Marines for future operations with the U.S. forces, said Dela Cruz.
The AFP and U.S. Marines have been honing their skills alongside one another since the commencement of Balikatan 2011.
| Date Taken: | 04.08.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 04.24.2011 21:03 |
| Story ID: | 69290 |
| Location: | FORT MAGSAYSAY, PH |
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