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    Sports Day: Marines and Sailors play sports with Batanes locals, Filipino Marines [Image 5 of 5]

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    Sports Day: Marines and Sailors play sports with Batanes locals, Filipino Marines

    BASCO, PHILIPPINES

    11.11.2023

    Photo by Cpl. Elijah Murphy 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Filipino locals pose for a photo during a sports day hosted by the 31st MEU in Basco, Batanes, Philippines, Nov. 11, 2023. Marines and Sailors from the 31st MEU hosted a community sports day in order to boost community engagement with Batanes locals as a part of KAMANGDAG 7. KAMANDAG is an annual bilateral exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. This year marks the seventh iteration of this exercise and includes participants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and observers from the United Kingdom. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model that involves 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. Elijah Murphy)

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    Date Taken: 11.11.2023
    Date Posted: 11.15.2023 20:54
    Photo ID: 8123473
    VIRIN: 231111-M-BI567-1005
    Resolution: 6420x4280
    Size: 5.52 MB
    Location: BASCO, PH

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