Service members from the and Philippines listen as Philippine Marine Brig. Gen. Alvin Parreño, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, gives closing remarks and thanks participants during the closing ceremony of exercise KAMANDAG at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Philippines, Oct. 9, 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. (

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Service members from the and Philippines listen as Philippine Marine Brig. Gen. Alvin Parreño, commandant of the Philippine Marine Corps, gives closing remarks and thanks participants during the closing ceremony of exercise KAMANDAG at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Philippines, Oct. 9, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nathan Maysonet)

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