U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

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Marine Forces Pacific Photos

U.S. Marines embarked with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Indo-Pacific region.

Inside protecting Camp Pendleton’s natural resources

Inside protecting Camp Pendleton’s natural resources

Inside protecting Camp Pendleton’s natural resources

Inside protecting Camp Pendleton’s natural resources

Retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley, Medal of Honor Recipient, speaks to Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 11, 2019. Sgt. Maj. Canley received the Medal of Honor for his valor in combat during the Vietnam War. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Xavier Puente, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, listens to an instructor during the I Marine Expeditionary Force Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Operator New Equipment Training course in 13 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 16, 2019. The JLTV OPNET course is an eight day training evolution teaching students the vehicle’s characteristics, operations, operator maintenance and safety. Puente is a native of Elkhorn, Wisconsin.

Joint Light Tactical Vehicles are staged prior to the I Marine Expeditionary Force JLTV Operator New Equipment Training course in 13 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Oct. 17, 2019. The JLTV OPNET course is an eight day training evolution teaching students the vehicle’s characteristics, operations, operator maintenance and safety.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepare to fire an M777 Howitzer during exercise KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 13, 2019. KAMANDAG helps participating forces maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness, and enhances combined military-to-military relations, interoperability, and multinational coordination. KAMANDAG is an acronym for the Filipino phrase “Kaagapay Ng Mga Manirigma Ng Dagat,” which translates to “Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea,” highlighting the partnership between the U.S. and Philippine militaries.

Philippine Marines exchange infantry tactics with U.S. Marine Cpl. Christian Salvaggio prior to a live fire range conducted during KAMANDAG 3 at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 14, 2019. The United States is proud to participate in this Philippine-led, bilateral exercise in order to develop capabilities across a wide range of military operations. Salvaggio, a native of Johnston, Pa., is a squad leader with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment. KAMANDAG is an acronym for the Filipino phrase “Kaagapay Ng Mga Manirigma Ng Dagat,” which translates to “Cooperation of the Warriors of the Sea,” highlighting the partnership between the U.S. and Philippine militaries.

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U.S. Marines and Philippine Marines with the 17th Marine Corps Field Artillery Battalion, pose for a group photo

A light armored vehicle fires its main gun during a live shoot

Assault amphibious vehicles participate in an amphibious landing during exercise KAMANDAG 3

U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Royal Brunei Armed Forces set secuirty

U.S. Marine shows members of the Malaysian Armed Forces a remote controlled drone

A U.S. and Thai Marine run down a dirt road during a training exercise.

U.S. and Thai marines group together before an exercise.

Marines greet a group of students.

A service member fires a gun.