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Sgt. JP tells us all about KAMANDAG 2 in the Phillipines and how Marines stationed in Okinawa are taking part in the local culture

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific, and the Philippine Marine Corps will co-host the 2025 Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium in Manila, Philippines, July 7-10, 2025. The purpose of PALS 25 is to bring together senior Marine Corps, naval infantry, maritime, and military leaders from allied and partner nations with key interest in the Indo-Pacific. Established by MARFORPAC in 2015, PALS continues to bring together a growing list of allied and partner nations. Since the symposium’s development, several ally and partner militaries from participating nations have co-hosted, including from Japan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and for the first time, the Republic of the Philippines. The growing list of co-hosts demonstrates the depth of commitment among our Allies and partners to a more capable combined force across the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Indio Woods) (This video contains music from USMC licensed assets from Adobe Stock: "A Mutual Dream" by Howard Harper-Barnes)

Military working dog handlers from Pacific Air Forces and their counterparts from the Philippine Air Force shared best practices during a subject matter expert exchange April 3, 2019, in support of Exercise Balikatan. The exchange focused on various techniques including explosive detection, adjusting to gunfire and search and rescue. Exercise Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Michael Jones)

On Jan. 11, 1945 the first elements of Marine Aircraft Group 24 landed on the south shore of the Lingayen Gulf on the western coast of the Luzon Islands in the Philippines. They provided close air support to nearly 175,000 Army forces that trekked across the 20-mile beach head. They made a major contribution to the large scale Army drive to retake the Philippines.

Philippine Marines with 3d Marine Brigade embark on Landing Craft Air Cushions at Inagawan Beach in Palawan, Philippines, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15), Oct. 02. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted with the Armed Forces of the Philippines in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. Also available in high definition. (U. S. Marine Corps Motion Imagery by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda/Released)