The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) will test the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS), an American-made anti-ship missile system, during the Kamandag Exercise next week. Kamandag, or “Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma Mula sa Dagat”, is an...
A Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel fires a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) aboard a coastal patrol boat off the Naval Detachment Oyster Bay in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Oct. 17, 2024 as part of the Kaagapay ng Mandirigma sa Dagat (Kamandag) exercise. (Photo: PMC) Filipino and American...
Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel and counterparts from the United States, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Thailand, and Indonesia raise their fist for a snap during the opening ceremony of the Kamandag Exercise on Oct. 15, 2024 at the PMC headquarters in Fort...
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) Filipino and American marines will work with their...
A new set of US troops have arrived in the Philippines to train with their Filipino counterpart as Washington continues to bolster its “cooperative relations with important allies and partners” in the region, the US military announced. US marines and sailors are now in the country as part of...
Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel fire the Soltam M-71 artilleries during a combined arms live fire exercise in Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Nov. 15, 2023 as part of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Joint Exercise (AJEX) Dagat-Langit-Lupa (DAGITPA). (Photo by AFP Public Affairs Office) The...
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for the KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) More than 1,800 marines and other servicemen from the...
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) performed joint exercises in humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) and rescue operations as part of the on-going "Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma mula sa Dagat" (KAMANDAG) exercise at the Naval Station in...
Filipino, American, and Japanese troops kicked off this year's iteration of the "Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma mula sa Dagat" (KAMANDAG) exercise on Tuesday, September 28, but participants were drastically reduced due to the prevailing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Filipino, American, and...
