U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ian Morales, an intelligence specialist assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Puerto Rico, launches an Anafi Parrot small unmanned aircraft system during an sUAS subject matter expert exchange with Philippine Marines assigned to Intelligence Company, 3rd Marine Brigade, as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Tarumpitao Point, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang)
Date Taken: | 10.17.2024 |
Date Posted: | 10.19.2024 09:18 |
Photo ID: | 8706545 |
VIRIN: | 241017-M-LO557-1272 |
Resolution: | 6344x4231 |
Size: | 3.04 MB |
Location: | TARUMPITAO POINT, PH |
Web Views: | 59 |
Downloads: | 8 |
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