U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jaden Trevino, an antitank missile gunner assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Texas, prepares to fire a M41A7 saber system during a live-fire coastal defense as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Apurawan Beach, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 22, 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 Cpl. Luis Agostini)
Date Taken: | 10.22.2024 |
Date Posted: | 10.24.2024 00:31 |
Photo ID: | 8715549 |
VIRIN: | 241022-M-AS577-1147 |
Resolution: | 7855x5239 |
Size: | 3.46 MB |
Location: | APURAWAN BEACH, PH |
Web Views: | 179 |
Downloads: | 13 |
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