Service members with the Philippine Marine Corps prepare to hook a simulated target vessel during a maritime visit, board, search, and seizure strike as part of KAMANDAG 9 off the Coast of Tawi-Tawi, Philippines, June 5, 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. SOCPAC serves as the operational component command for all SOF missions throughout the Indo-Pacific region. (Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard)
Date Taken: | 06.05.2025 |
Date Posted: | 06.12.2025 00:42 |
Photo ID: | 9105182 |
VIRIN: | 250605-M-D0517-1027 |
Resolution: | 7270x4088 |
Size: | 14.46 MB |
Location: | TAWI-TAWI, PH |
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