KAMANDAG 8 B-Roll: 15th MEU, Philippine Marines Conduct Live-Fire Coastal Defense at Apurawan

Video by Cpl. Luis Agostini

15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Oct. 22, 2024 | 2:30

U.S. Marines assigned to 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Philippine Marines assigned to Marine Battalion Landing Team 7, 3rd Marine Brigade, conduct a live-fire coastal defense during exercise KAMANDAG 8 at Apurawan Beach, Palawan Province, Philippines, Oct. 22, 2024. KAMANDAG is an annual Philippine Marine Corps 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 Cpl. Luis Agostini)