U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Duke Fitch, a machine gunner assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of California, fires a Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine gun at waterborne targets 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)
Date Taken: | 10.22.2024 |
Date Posted: | 10.24.2024 00:31 |
Photo ID: | 8715561 |
VIRIN: | 241022-M-LO557-1420 |
Resolution: | 6278x4187 |
Size: | 3.13 MB |
Location: | APURAWAN BEACH, PH |
Web Views: | 80 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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