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    KAMANDAG 8: 15th MEU Defends Apurawan Beach Alongside Filipino Allies [Image 12 of 23]

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    KAMANDAG 8: 15th MEU Defends Apurawan Beach Alongside Filipino Allies

    APURAWAN BEACH, PHILIPPINES

    10.22.2024

    Photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang 

    15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Elvis Lishman, a machine gunner assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Georgia, prepares ammunition for a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun 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 Sgt. Amelia Kang)

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    Date Taken: 10.22.2024
    Date Posted: 10.24.2024 00:31
    Photo ID: 8715559
    VIRIN: 241022-M-LO557-1445
    Resolution: 3121x4679
    Size: 3.12 MB
    Location: APURAWAN BEACH, PH

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