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U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, attended a jungle survival training hosted by Philippine Marines with 65th Force Reconnaissance Company, 3rd Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, during KAMNDAG 7 in Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines, Nov. 14, 2023. MRF-SEA Marines learned a wide range of topics to surviving in a jungle environment including edible plants, shelters, and animal traps. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at improving bilateral readiness and mutual capabilities in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the seventh iteration of this exercise and includes participants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and observers from the United Kingdom. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model that involves exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and Partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

Marines from the U.S., Philippines, Republic of Korea, U.S. Airmen, and service members from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense force, the United Kingdom, and Australia participate in KAMANDAG 7 across the Philippines, Nov. 9-17, 2023. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at improving bilateral readiness and mutual capabilities in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model that involves exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and Partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct a final practical exercise with members of the Philippine Marine Corps as a part of a subject matter expert exchange during KAMANDAG 7, in Zamboanga, Philippines, Nov. 13, 2023. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps led exercise aimed at improving readiness, alliances, and mutual capabilities in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the seventh iteration of this exercise and includes participants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and observers from the United Kingdom. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and Partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video Cpl. By Dean Gurule)

​U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Thomas Myers, a civil affairs officer with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit discusses the capabilities and importance of the Civil Affairs Military Occupational Specialty and how Reservists play a vital role in active duty operations in Basco, Batanes, Philippines, Oct. 28, 2023. The United States Marine Corps Reserve component plays a vital role in providing capabilities honed in the civilian sector. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Christopher W. England)