KAMANDAG 8 B-Roll: MRF-SEA, Philippine Marines, JGSDF conduct HADR Demonstration

Video by Sgt. Christian Tofteroo

Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia

Oct. 19, 2024 | 4:21

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, Philippine Marines with 4th Marine Brigade, members of the Philippine Bureau of Fire Protection, and service members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, worked alongside each other conducting a humanitarian aid and disaster relief demonstration during KAMANDAG 8 at Camp Cape Bojeador, Burgos, Philippines, Oct. 20, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine and U.S. Marine Corps-led exercise aimed at enhancing the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ defense and humanitarian capabilities by providing valuable training in combined operations with foreign militaries in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. This year marks the eighth iteration of this exercise and includes participants from the French Armed Forces, Royal Thai Marine Corps, and Indonesian Marine Corps; including continued participation from the Australian Defense Force, British Armed Forces, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Republic of Korea Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Christian Tofteroo)