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Keris MAREX 24: Post-exercise interviews with MRF-SEA Commander

Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia

Nov. 19, 2024 | 5:24

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Stuart Glenn, commanding officer for Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, conducts an interview after the closing ceremony for Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024, on Pulau Setokok Island, Batam, Indonesia, Nov. 19, 2024. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise conducted by the U.S. Marine Corps and Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia, or Indonesian Marine Corps, to strengthen relationships as military partners and increase interoperability among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. MRF-SEA is a rotational unit derived from elements of I Marine Expeditionary Force executing a U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific operational model that involves training events and exchanges with partner military subject matter experts, promotes security goals with Allied and partner nations, and ensures a persistent I MEF presence west of the International Date Line. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian Tofteroo)