Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Doyle, a preventative medical practician,attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, participates in a tactical combat casualty care subject matter expert exchange during KAMANDAG 8 at Camp Cape Bojeador, Burgos, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine and 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
Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class David Doyle, a preventative medical practician,attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, participates in a tactical combat casualty care subject matter expert exchange during KAMANDAG 8 at Camp Cape Bojeador, Burgos, Philippines, Oct. 17, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine and 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, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)
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