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    KAMANDAG 8: 15th MEU Defends Apurawan Beach Alongside Filipino Allies [Image 17 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 Maj. Keynan Mickens, battalion air officer, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, controls the airspace surrounding 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: 8715564
    VIRIN: 241022-M-LO557-1191
    Resolution: 6735x4492
    Size: 3.35 MB
    Location: APURAWAN BEACH, PH

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