A U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, hands an M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle to a Philippine Marine during KAMANDAG 9 at Oyster Bay, Palawan, Philippines, May 29, 2025. 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. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)
Date Taken: | 05.29.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.08.2025 22:50 |
Photo ID: | 9095656 |
VIRIN: | 250529-M-LQ016-1053 |
Resolution: | 5235x3490 |
Size: | 1.8 MB |
Location: | PALAWAN, PH |
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