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Faces of the Blue Diamond: Cpl. Jesse Ojeda

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jesse Ojeda, a squad leader with Alpha Company, 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, has proven to be an invaluable asset to his unit due to his linguistic capabilities and international upbringing.

Koa Moana 24: U.S. Marines and Sailors Support Humanitarian Aid Efforts in Chuuk

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U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 in Northern Territory

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force arrived at Mount Bundey Training Area, Northern Territory, Australia on July 15, 2024, to commence Exercise Predator’s Run 24.

CLB-15 Marines Innovate Tactical Resupply with Unmanned Aircraft in the Philippines

As part of experimentation for expeditionary resupply concepts, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, recently employed the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System during Exercise Balikatan 24 and Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in the Philippines throughout April and May 2024.

Bias for action | VMFA-314 Marine saves motorcyclist’s life

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Goad has what Marines call a “bias for action.” Goad is the powerline division chief at Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and president of the VMFA-314 motorcycle club. He has spent his 14-year career on busy airfields and aircraft carrier flight decks, including his current assignment with VMFA-314 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Wesley Mechatto, left, a squad leader and native of California, and Cpl. Nikolaus Tinsley, a machine gunner and native of California, both assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to employ a NightFighter S portable counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system during training aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean July 6, 2024.

15th MEU, USS Boxer Conduct Counter UAS Drill

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Gerardo Casas, right, a team leader assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, positions an Indonesian marine to hold security during an air assault exercise, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024 at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, July 12. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1.

US Marines conduct air assault with partner forces during RIMPAC 2024

U.S. Marine Corps F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly over Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, during the All Blacks versus Fiji rugby match, July 19, 2024.

VMFA-311 Flyover | All Blacks vs. Fiji rugby match

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Reece Masset, a rifleman assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launches a small unmanned aerial system to conduct reconnaissance of a simulated enemy compound during force-on-force training Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, July 22, 2024.

Charlie vs. Charlie: BLT 1/5, 3d LCT Conduct Force on Force Training

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an M240B machine gun at floating targets during a live-fire gunnery range aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) in the South China Sea July 23, 2024.

Marines Conduct Live-Fire Exercise Aboard USS Harpers Ferry

Service members from the United States, Australia, the Republic of the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, participate in media interviews after the opening ceremony of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 15, 2024.

U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 with opening ceremony

Service members from the United States, Australia, the Republic of the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, pose for a photo after the opening ceremony of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 15, 2024.

U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 with opening ceremony

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3 stand at attention during the opening ceremony of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 15, 2024.

U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 with opening ceremony

An Elder from the Larrakia People begins a smoking ceremony during the opening ceremony of Exercise Predator’s Run 24 at Robertson Barracks, NT, Australia, July 15, 2024.

U.S., Australia, Philippines, U.K. begin Exercise Predator’s Run 24 with opening ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, land aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) in the Pacific Ocean, July 7, 2024.

VMFA-225 Lands Aboard USS Boxer for F-35B Onload

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Goad, left, a powerline division chief with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Davis, commanding officer of VMFA-314, at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, July 1, 2024.

Bias for action | VMFA-314 Marine saves motorcyclist’s life

A Chilean marine assigned to 213 Tauro holds security while U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, egress from the infantry immersion trainer (IIT) at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, June 29.

U.S. Marines, Chilean Forces conduct joint training during RIMPAC 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Albert Morelli, a team leader assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Wyoming, holds rear security while Indonesian marines begin clearing a building inside the infantry immersion trainer at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, June 29, 2024.

U.S. Marines, Indonesian Forces conduct joint training during RIMPAC 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Dejanne Miller, a rifleman assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of New York, and a Malaysian soldier assigned to 8th Battalion (Para), Royal Ranger Regiment, 10th Parachute Brigade, hold security inside the infantry immersion trainer at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Waimanalo, Hawaii, for Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2024, June 29, 2024.

U.S. Marines, Indonesian Forces conduct infantry immersion training at RIMPAC 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct an amphibious landing after waterborne operations at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2024. Harpers Ferry and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

15th MEU ACVs Conduct Egress Training, Mark First Overseas Landing

U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, drive ashore after an amphibious landing at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2024. Harpers Ferry and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle)

15th MEU ACVs Conduct Egress Training, Mark First Overseas Landing

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kaylee Cason, an aerial observer assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, engages a target with a .50-caliber machine gun during aerial gunnery live-fire training in the Pacific Ocean June 24, 2024. The amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) and embarked elements of the 15th MEU are conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz)

VMM-165 (Rein.) Tests Aerial Gunnery and ERC Procedures

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, assemble a GBU-32 joint direct attack munition onto a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II with VMFA-214, MAG 13, 3rd MAW, before a littoral live-fire exercise off the coast of Ilocos Norte and Zambales during Marine Aviation Support Activity 24 on Clark Air Base, Philippines, June 15, 2024. The LLFX showcased the integrated command and control capabilities of the U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces in a territorial defense scenario featuring a coordinated bilateral and maritime strike. MASA is an annual Philippine-U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

MASA 24: LLFX, F-35 takeoff

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Giovanni Garrick, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, assembles a GBU-32 joint direct attack munition before a littoral live-fire exercise off the coast of Ilocos Norte and Zambales during Marine Aviation Support Activity 24 on Clark Air Base, Philippines, June 15, 2024. The LLFX showcased the integrated command and control capabilities of the U.S. and Philippine Armed Forces in a territorial defense scenario featuring a coordinated bilateral and maritime strike. MASA is an annual Philippine-U.S. military exercise focused on mutual defense, strengthening relationships, and rehearsing emerging aviation concepts. Garrick is a native of New York.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

MASA 24: LLFX, F-35 takeoff

Service members of the Philippine Marine Corps, and U.S. Marines with I Marine Expeditionary Force and 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, pose for a photo during the Marine Aviation Support Activity 2024 opening ceremony at Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines, June 3, 2024.

MASA 24 Opening Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, left, commanding officer of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Philippine Navy Rear Adm. Alfonso Torres, center, commander, Armed Forces Philippines Western Command, and Philippine Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Romeo T. Racadio, director representative, Exercise Directorate Headquarters, speak during the Marine Aviation Support Activity opening ceremony at Fort Bonifacio, Manila, Philippines, June 3, 2024.

MASA 24: Opening Ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Andrew Hornfeck, right, the commanding officer of 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, shakes hands with a Philippine Marine with 1st Marine Brigade during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 19, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

ACDC: 13th MEU, 1/7 CO arrival

Key leaders with the U.S. and Philippine Marine Corps pose for a photo during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 19, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Shaina Jupiter)

ACDC: 13th MEU, 1/7 CO arrival

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jason Tamayopacheco, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, coaches members of the Philippine National Police during close-quarters battle training for Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 20, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Tamayopacheco is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

ACDC: CQB Range

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and service members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, attend a range brief before close-quarters battle training during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 20, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

ACDC: CQB Range

Philippine Marine Corps Maj. Victor Donque, operations officer for 1st Marine Brigade, delivers an orientation brief for U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Philippine Marines with 1st Marine Brigade during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 13, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

ACDC: 1/7, Philippine Marines hold orientation brief

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and service members with the Armed Forces of the Philippines attend an orientation brief during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 13, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

ACDC: 1/7, Philippine Marines hold orientation brief

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robert Wallace, executive officer for 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, speaks at an orientation brief during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum in Barira, Philippines, May 13, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kayla Halloran)

ACDC: 1/7, Philippine Marines hold orientation brief

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the Philippine Marine Corps, Philippine Navy Special Operations Command, and U.S. Marine Corps prepare a transmitter atop a “Floating Freddy” for remote firing of demolition during underwater unexploded ordnance disposal demolitions off the coast of Caballo Island, Philippines during Archipelagic Coastal Defense Continuum May 14, 2024. ACDC is a series of bilateral exchanges and training opportunities between 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. This event marked the first time in U.S. Marine Corps EOD history that dive and demolition training on live underwater ordnance was conducted outside the continental United States. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Dana Beesley)

ACDC: EOD Underwater UXO Demolitions

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian T. Mulvihill, left, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, poses for a photo with Papua New Guinea Defence Force Maj. Randall Hepota, the operations officer for the Air Transport Wing, PNGDF, during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at the Air Transport Wing, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 8, 2024.

MRF-D 24.3: U.S. Ambassador to Papua New Guinea visits Marines, Sailors

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, are staged at Port Darwin in preparation for MRF-D 24.3, Darwin, NT, Australia, May 8, 2024.

MRF-D 24.3: MV-22B Ospreys arrive in Australia

U.S. Navy Lt. Rjay Micklos, top right, an en route care nurse with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, teaches Papua New Guinea Defence Force members how to properly prepare for intravenous insertions during a basic en route care orientation as part of a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, May 7, 2024.

MRF-D 24.3: U.S. Navy, PNGDF medical personnel rehearse intravenous procedures

U.S. Marines assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, move towards the firing line to conduct a waterborne gunnery live-fire training in amphibious combat vehicles during Exercise Balikatan 24 in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024.

Balikatan 24: ACVs Debut in the Indo-Pacific

U.S. Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, sling load cargo beneath an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, during helicopter support team training on a simulated landing helicopter dock pad at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 2, 2024.

CLB-15, VMM-165 Conduct HST Training at Miramar LHD Pad

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jonathan Maricle, a squad leader assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, shoots an M110 semi-automatic sniper system during a sniper live-fire range at Oyster Bay, Philippines, April 29, 2024.

Balikatan 24: Recon Co. Snipers Sight In

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kaylee Mackenzie, left, a platoon commander assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, establishes communications with the amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) during Exercise Balikatan 24 after offloading on Kemdeng Beach, San Vicente, Philippines, April 28, 2024.

Balikatan 24: LCACs Land on Kemdeng Beach

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepares to conduct maintenance checks on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle following convoy operations training during Balikatan 24 on Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, Philippines, April 24, 2024.

Balikatan 24: U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines Conduct Bilateral Convoy Operations

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Jacobs, left, a squad leader with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participates in a tactical decision-making game with Armed Forces of the Philippines service members during Marine Exercise 2024 near Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines, April 14, 2024.

MAREX 24: U.S. Marines, Armed Forces of the Philippines take part in small unit leadership training

U.S. Marines with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in a jungle patrol during jungle operations and survival training as part of Marine Exercise 2024 near Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines, April 12, 2024.

MAREX 24: U.S. Marines, Armed Forces of the Philippines train in jungle operations, survival training

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Corey Thompson, center, an intelligence specialist with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, operates a Skydio X2D unmanned aerial system during small UAS training as part of Marine Exercise 2024 near Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines, April 10, 2024.

MAREX 24: U.S. Marines, Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct small unmanned aerial systems training

Philippine and U.S. government and military representatives conduct the “friendship way” handhold at the opening ceremony to commence Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke)

Balikatan 24 Opening Ceremony

Philippine and U.S. government and military representatives conduct the “crossing of hands” during the opening ceremony to commence Balikatan 24 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 22, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences (U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Erica Stanke)

Balikatan 24 Opening Ceremony

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, Australian Army Soldiers with 1st Brigade and Darwin locals, participate in a Run Army Australia event at East Point Reserve, Darwin, NT, Australia, April 21, 2024. The Run Army Australia 5k and 10k fun run was held to promote health, fitness and wellbeing through a running support program. MRF-D Marines participated in the event to build relations with the community and strengthen the Australian-U.S. Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan Torres)

MRF-D 24.3 Marines Run 5k/10k

Philippine and U.S. service members pose for a photograph with barangay captains, religious leaders, San Fernando officials, La Union residents, San Agustin Elementary School faculty and staff, and students during a ‘Bundles of Joy’ event held before Exercise Balikatan 24 at San Agustin Elementary School in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, April 13, 2024. The ‘Bundle of Joy’ delivery consisted of televisions, laptops, printers, and school supplies to improve the learning environment for students, staff, and San Agustin Elementary School faculty. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trent A. Henry)

Tech for Teachers: AFP, U.S. Chaplains’ Initiative for La Union Elementary Education

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Brian Mulvihill, right, the commanding officer of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, shakes hands with Royal Australian Navy Capt. Mitchell Livingstone, the commanding officer of Headquarters Northern Command at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, NT, Australia, March 24, 2024. MRF-D 24.3 is part of an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and Allies and partners and provide a forward-postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Mulvihill is a native of New York. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cristian L. Bestul)

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Sama Sama 2023 Force Protection subject matter expert exchange

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Navy Sailors with Command Squadron 7, U.S. 7th Fleet and members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines conduct a force protection subject matter expert exchange during Exercise Sama Sama 2023 on Fort Bonifacio in Manila, Luzon, Philippines, Oct. 3-4, 2023. The U.S. service members conducted a practical application of the force protection subject matter expert exchange to teach Department of the Navy regulations on use of force, escalation of force, personnel and vehicle searches and mechanical advantage control hold techniques. Sama Sama is a multilateral exercise including forces from the Philippines, United States, Australia, France, Japan, Canada, and the United Kingdom designed to promote regional security cooperation, enhance maritime interoperability, and maintain and strengthen maritime partnerships. MRF-SEA is a Marine Corps Forces Pacific operational model which involves planned exchanges with subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allies and partners, and positions I MEF forces west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ryan H. Pulliam)

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