A U.S. Marine Corps civil affairs team with 3rd Civil Affairs Group, Force Headquarters Group, and 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group; a development program specialist with United States Agency for International Development; and workers with Disaster Risk Reduction Management, participate in a humanitarian aid and disaster relief follow-up assessment during KAMANDAG 8 at Batanes, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. The civil affairs team observed the procedures and guidelines the International Organization for Immigration utilizes to execute a HADR follow up assessment in the aftermath of Typhoon Julian as part of KAMANDAG 8. 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: | 10.17.2024 |
Date Posted: | 10.27.2024 02:20 |
Photo ID: | 8713400 |
VIRIN: | 241017-M-CX509-1586 |
Resolution: | 7725x5153 |
Size: | 7.66 MB |
Location: | PH |
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