U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Myers, left, a civil affairs officer with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, Nancy Villanueva- Ebuenga, middle, a development program specialist with United States Agency for International Development, and Liz Pama, the director of Batanes’ Provisional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office, discuss plans to tour Itbayat during KAMANDAG 8 at Basco, Batanes, Philippines, Oct. 14, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine 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, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)
Date Taken: | 10.14.2024 |
Date Posted: | 10.22.2024 01:21 |
Photo ID: | 8710137 |
VIRIN: | 241014-M-CX509-1061 |
Resolution: | 7405x4939 |
Size: | 2.15 MB |
Location: | BASCO, PH |
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