U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, and service members from across the Armed Forces of the Philippines, participated in Balikatan 24 throughout the Philippines, April 22 to May 10, 2024. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. This video features narrations by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Roger Kerstetter, an intelligence officer with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division. (U.S. Marine...
CAMP COURTNEY, OKINAWA, JAPAN – From April 1st to April 12th, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) participated in a two-week program designed to advance operational capabilities and promote innovation within the Marine Corps, hosted by Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.
Throughout their engagement at the university's Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Materials (STORMWERX), III MEF personnel engaged in hands-on...