POTD: Armed Forces of the Philippines - Archipelagic Coastal Defense

 Posted to TFB-The Firearm Blog (Jun 18, 2024): POTD: Armed Forces of the Philippines - Archipelagic Coastal Defense (By Eric B)

Top of the morning and welcome to TFB's Photo Of The Day! Today we get a closer look at U.S. Marines with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as they conduct the final exercise for Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 2024. The final exercise consisted of a bilateral company-level element conducting close-quarter combat and patrol-based operations.

Below: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Zachary Thivierge, a platoon sergeant with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, conducts a close-quarters battle drill.



ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between the U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines aimed at bolstering the Philippine Marine Corps’ Coastal Defense strategy while supporting the modernization efforts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and service members of the Armed Force of the Philippines pose for a photo.

Armed Forces of the Philippines - Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum

[Images and captions: U.S. Marine Corps, photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter.]

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