WESTMINCOM: Marine Exercise 2022 Philippines (MAREX 22 PH) Formally Opens

 Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Jan 29, 2022): Marine Exercise 2022 Philippines (MAREX 22 PH) Formally Opens

MARINE EXERCISE 2022 PHILIPPINES (MAREX 22 PH) FORMALLY OPENS

27 January 2022 - BGEN ROMEO T RACADIO PN(M), Commander, 2MBde, attended the formal opening ceremony of this year’s Marine Exercise 2022 Philippines, dubbed “MAREX 22 PH” via Zoom, held at the Marine Corps Force Development Center, Feliciano Hall, MBRB, Taguig City. The Commandant, Philippine Marine Corps, MGEN ARIEL R CACULITAN PN(M), presided over the conduct of the activity where he declared the formal opening of MAREX 22 PH. During his remarks, the Commandant expressed his gratitude to the exercise planners from the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC) for making the exercise possible.

 
COL NESTOR E NARAG PN(M)(GSC), the Deputy Brigade Commander, 2MBde, and the designated Commander Marine Ready Group (MRG) Tawi-Tawi also attended the virtual opening ceremony at Toong Hall, H2MBde, MDBB, Sanga-Sanga, Tawi-Tawi. He was joined by the designated MRG staff and Commander of Marine Ready Elements (MREs) with USMC counterpart led by CPT BENETTE GUILLORY USMC.

 
MAREX 22 PH is a combined PH-US Marine Force bilateral exercise that focuses on capability development for Amphibious Operation in support to Counter-Terrorism, Internal Security Operations, and Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response (HADR) operations. It aims to improve and strengthen both countries readiness to respond to crisis, develop interoperability and standardize tactics, techniques and procedures through Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE) and joint mission planning. The exercise is simultaneously conducted in other areas of Western Command (WESCOM) in Palawan and Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) Joint Area of Operations (JAO), particularly in the AOR of 2MBDe covering Tawi-Tawi Province from 27 January to 03 February 2022.

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