US Marines and Armed Forces of the Philippines launch inaugural Kamandag.
Some 900 Marines and sailors with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and their counterparts from the Armed Forces of the Philippines will participate in new joint exercises dubbed as Kamandag – the acronym for “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma ng Dagat” or Cooperation of Warriors of the Sea – at multiple locations in Luzon. According to the US Embassy, the goal of Kamandag is to increase counter terrorism capabilities through bilateral military exchanges between AFP and US troops.
Leading up to the commencement of the joint exercises, members of the AFP and US forces also completed humanitarian and civic assistance projects in schools in Casiguran, Aurora much earlier.
Aside from reinforcing the decades-long alliance between the US and the Philippines, Kamandag is also intended to improve bilateral responsiveness to crises in the Asia-Pacific region and increase the overall readiness of troops from both countries.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2017/10/05/1745547/us-philippine-marines-launch-kamandag-drills
Formally launched last Monday with Philippine Marine Corps Commandant Brig. Gen. Alvin Parreño leading the ceremonies (shown in photo), the joint drills which will run until Oct. 11 will see participants practicing combat lifesaving procedures, shipboard mass casualty response, live fire training, urban operations, movement ashore, as well as humanitarian and disaster response.
Aside from reinforcing the decades-long alliance between the US and the Philippines, Kamandag is also intended to improve bilateral responsiveness to crises in the Asia-Pacific region and increase the overall readiness of troops from both countries.
http://www.philstar.com/business/2017/10/05/1745547/us-philippine-marines-launch-kamandag-drills
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