Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.18.2012
Philippine airmen pose for a photo with U.S. Marines prior to the Marines’ departure Dec. 17 from Villamor Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine service members worked with Marines for eight days to palletize deliver and off-load more than 750,000 pounds of relief supplies to heavily-affected parts of the southern Philippines following Typhoon Bopha. The airmen are with......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.18.2012
Col. Mark J. Menotti , left, presents Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Andre P. Tanyag a 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade plaque Dec. 17 at Villamor Air Base near Manila, Republic of the Philippines. Menotti presented Tanyag the plaque in appreciation for being a gracious host to U.S. service members during bilateral disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Bopha. Tanyag is the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.18.2012
Marines prepare to receive awards Dec. 17 at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Republic of the Philippines. The Marines were awarded the Armed Forces of the Philippines Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Ribbon for their support to Philippine-led disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Bopha. The Marines are with various III Marine Expeditionary Force units. (U.S. Maine Corps photo by......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Manning | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.18.2012
Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Andre P. Tanyag, left, presents Col. Mark J. Menotti Armed Forces of the Philippines Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Ribbons Dec. 17 at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Republic of the Philippines. The ribbon was awarded to all U.S. service members who took part in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the wake of Typhoon Bopha. Tanyag is the......
Photo by 1st Lt. Jean-Scott Dodd | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 12.15.2012
Philippine service members and U.S. Marines off-load relief supplies from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft Dec. 15 at Davao International Airport, Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines. Marines supported Philippine-led relief efforts in the wake of Typhoon Bopha, demonstrating the importance of forward-deployed Marine forces in the Asia-Pacific region....
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Glover | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 07.04.2012
U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Pacific, and Philippine Marines and Coast Guardsman ride in Philippine Coast Guard Zodiac small boats during an amphibious beach assault exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh,......
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Aaron Glover | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 07.03.2012
U.S. Marines assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Pacific, and Philippine Marines conduct a patrol during an amphibious beach assault exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines,......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Hickok | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific | 07.03.2012
A U.S. Marine assigned to Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST) Pacific, advances with Philippine Coast Guard Special Forces sailors to secure a perimeter during an amphibious beach assault exercise for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2012. CARAT is a series of bilateral military exercises between the U.S. Navy and the armed forces of Bangladesh, Brunei,......
