Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Fahrner observes amphibious operations July 18, 2017 aboard Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan during training with the Philippine Marines and Sailors from Assault Armor Battalion. The Philippine Marine Corps recently purchased amphibious assault vehicles and are working with Marines to learn different amphibious procedures – such as hand signaling, egress training, and water operations. This is the first time the Philippine military has trained on an American base. “We had a cookout with the Filipinos last weekend and we played soccer together. I think it’s importan
Marine Lance Cpl. Jacob Fahrner observes amphibious operations July 18, 2017 aboard Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan during training with the Philippine Marines and Sailors from Assault Armor Battalion. The Philippine Marine Corps recently purchased amphibious assault vehicles and are working with Marines to learn different amphibious procedures – such as hand signaling, egress training, and water operations. This is the first time the Philippine military has trained on an American base. “We had a cookout with the Filipinos last weekend and we played soccer together. I think it’s important to maintain these relationships with our allies,” said Fahrner, an AAV crewman and Belleville, New Jersey native. He is with 1st platoon, Charlie Co., 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion attached to Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division through the unit deployment program.
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