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    KAMANDAG 8: Philippine Marines, 15th MEU Share UAS Tactics [Image 8 of 9]

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    KAMANDAG 8: Philippine Marines, 15th MEU Share UAS Tactics

    TARUMPITAO POINT, PHILIPPINES

    10.17.2024

    Photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    A Philippine Marine assigned to Intelligence Company, 3rd Marine Brigade, loads an M83 smoke grenade into an R80D SkyRaider payload and marking attachment, or “SPAM-A,” during a small unmanned aircraft system subject matter expert exchange with U.S. Marines assigned to Head Quarters and Service Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, 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)

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    Date Taken: 10.17.2024
    Date Posted: 10.19.2024 09:18
    Photo ID: 8706551
    VIRIN: 241017-M-LO557-1323
    Resolution: 7952x5304
    Size: 3.27 MB
    Location: TARUMPITAO POINT, PH

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