A Marine assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M107 .50-caliber Special Applications Scoped Rifle during a sniper competition with Philippine armed forces and Republic of Korea Marines as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 19, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps 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
A Marine assigned to Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fires an M107 .50-caliber Special Applications Scoped Rifle during a sniper competition with Philippine armed forces and Republic of Korea Marines as part of exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Marine Base Gregorio Lim, Ternate, Philippines, Oct. 19, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps 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, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms)
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