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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Griffin, a tiltrotor crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, prepares to load personnel with Fox company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, and Philippine Marines with 3rd Marine Brigade, onto an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Alon 25, at Antonio Bautista Air Base, Philippines, Aug. 24, 2025. Exercise Alon is a bilateral amphibious training activity between the Australian Defence Force and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, supported by MRF-D and the Royal Canadian Navy. The exercise focuses on enhancing interoperability and readiness to respond to shared security challenges. 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. Griffin is a native of Pennsylvania. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)
| Date Taken: | 08.24.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 08.30.2025 11:07 |
| Photo ID: | 9285308 |
| VIRIN: | 250824-M-LO454-1190 |
| Resolution: | 7986x5327 |
| Size: | 6.73 MB |
| Location: | SAN VICENTE, PH |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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