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Video by Cpl. Joseph Helms

KAMANDAG 8 B-Roll: 15th MEU Recon Marines Conduct CRRC Training with Philippine, ROK Armed Forces, and JGSDF

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Oct. 20, 2024 | 2:03

U.S. Marines assigned to Reconnaissance Company, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct combat rubber raiding craft training with Philippine Marines and special operations forces coast guardsmen, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, and Republic of Korea special reconnaissance Marines during exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 20, 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 video by Cpl. Joseph Helms)