U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jayshon Gardner, an armorer with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, starts a fire with a piece of bamboo as part of jungle environmental survival training during KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Wilson)
| Date Taken: | 10.17.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.20.2024 10:20 |
| Photo ID: | 8707427 |
| VIRIN: | 241017-M-LB897-1378 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 7.9 MB |
| Location: | MANILA, PH |
| Web Views: | 54 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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