U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) is executing two major combined exercises across the First Island Chain this month, highlighting the utility of its "Two MEFs Abreast" strategy through the simultaneous conduct of Exercise Resolute Dragon 26 in Japan and Exercise KAMANDAG 10 in the Philippines.
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PHILIPPINES — In a significant milestone for 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team conducted a live-fire range employing armed first-person view-controlled systems in the Philippines during Exercise KAMANDAG 10, June 14-15, 2026. Coordinated alongside marines with the Philippine Marine Corps, the training evolution at Fort Magsaysay successfully demonstrated emergent attack drone concepts in a challenging jungle environment.
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, alongside Philippine marines with 4th Marine Brigade, Philippine Marine Corps, successfully transported personnel, sustainment supplies and advanced coastal defense systems aboard Philippine vessels during bilateral littoral mobility training in Northern Luzon, June 21-22, 2026, in support of the Philippine-led exercise, KAMANDAG 10. The training enhanced the ability of U.S. and Philippine forces to move and sustain personnel and equipment across complex maritime terrain while strengthening interoperability and combined readiness.
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