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U.S. Navy HM3 Michael Yates, a corpsman with 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, I Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, fires an M4 Carbine during KAMANDAG at Oyster Bay, Palawan, Philippines, June 12, 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. Yates is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anita Ramos)
| Date Taken: | 06.12.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.20.2025 05:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9123359 |
| VIRIN: | 250612-M-LQ016-1217 |
| Resolution: | 6211x4141 |
| Size: | 3.38 MB |
| Location: | PALAWAN, PH |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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