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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vincent Tran, a communications chief with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, launches an RQ-20B small unmanned aerial system at a sUAS subject matter expert exchange during KAMANDAG 7 in Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines, Nov. 13, 2023. Marines from the U.S. and the Philippines shared their preferred methods of sUAS and how they employ these systems in the greater scope of warfare. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at improving multinational readiness and mutual capabilities in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the seventh iteration of this exercise and includes participants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and observers from the United Kingdom. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model that involves exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and Partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line.
231113-M-TX547-1606.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Ryan Pulliam

Dec 13, 2023
IWAHIG, PHILIPPINES - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Vincent Tran, a communications chief with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, launches an RQ-20B small unmanned aerial system at a sUAS subject matter expert exchange during KAMANDAG 7 in Iwahig, Palawan, Philippines, Nov. 13, 2023. Marines from the U.S. and the Philippines shared their preferred methods of sUAS and how they employ these systems in the greater scope of warfare. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at improving multinational readiness and mutual capabilities in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the seventh iteration of this exercise and includes participants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, and observers from the United Kingdom. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model that involves exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and Partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line.


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