Marine Cpl. Collin Blecha spackles concrete to a wall at Esperanza Elementary School in support of KAMANDAG in Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2017. Bilateral exercises such as KAMANDAG increase the ability of the United States and the Philippines to rapidly respond and work together during real world terrorist or humanitarian crises, in order to accomplish the mission, support the local population and help mitigate human suffering. Blecha is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and is native to Astoria, Oregon. ( Marine Corps phot

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Marine Cpl. Collin Blecha spackles concrete to a wall at Esperanza Elementary School in support of KAMANDAG in Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines, Oct. 3, 2017. Bilateral exercises such as KAMANDAG increase the ability of the United States and the Philippines to rapidly respond and work together during real world terrorist or humanitarian crises, in order to accomplish the mission, support the local population and help mitigate human suffering. Blecha is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, and is native to Astoria, Oregon. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tiana Boyd)

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