U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade participate in Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7-15, 2019. Yama Sakura is a JGSDF and U.S. Army-led, bilateral Command Post Exercise including Marines from 3D MEB, Soldiers from U.S. Army I Corps and 40th Infantry Division, and members from the JGSDF Eastern Army and ARDB. Yama Sakura 77 focuses on the development and refinement of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines, Japan and the United States conducted the closing ceremony of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Manila, Philippines, Oct. 18, 2019.
SUBIC BAY, Philippines – Service members from the United States Navy, Philippine Marine Corps, Philippine Air Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force led multiple cooperative health engagements and community relations events as part of a humanitarian and civic assistance effort during exercise KAMANDAG 3 at several locations throughout Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 9-17, 2019.
COLONEL ERNESTO P. RAVINA AIR BASE, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Armed Forces came together to conduct a combined arms final exercise, the culminating live fire training event of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, 17 Oct. 2019.
COLONEL ERNESTO P. RAVINA AIR BASE, Philippines — U.S. Marines and the Philippine Airmen conducted air defense and ground threat reaction training as part of exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10-14, 2019. KAMANDAG, a Philippine-led, bilateral exercise, is an acronym for the Filipino phrase “Kaagapay Ng Mga Manirigma Ng Dagat,” which translates to “Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea,”...
Subic Bay, October 9, 2019 — The 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and the Philippine Marine Ready Force opened Exercise KAMANDAG 3 on Wednesday, October 9th with a ceremony at the Subic Bay International Airport. KAMANDAG 3 will take place from October 9 to 18, 2019, at multiple locations on the Philippine islands of Luzon and Palawan.
Military units from all branches of the United States and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) concluded the 35th iteration of Balikatan on April 12 with a ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Clubhouse. Members of the Australian Defence Force also participated in the exercise and attended the closing event.
