U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Indonesian marines with 4th Marine Infantry Battalion, Pasmar 1, conduct live fire exercises at Keris Marine Exercise 2023 as part of MRF-SEA at Piabung Training Area in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 9, 2023. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Savannah Norris)
Service members from the United States, Philippines, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, along with observers from the United Kingdom, will begin training exercise KAMANDAG 7 on November 9 to improve multinational military readiness, partnership, and mutual capabilities.