U.S. Marines Kick Off Kamandag 10 Exercise in the Philippines

U.S. Marines joined Philippine, Japanese and South Korean forces on Monday for the start of Exercise Kaagapay ng mga Mandirigma ng Dagat 10 – or Kamandag 10 – across the Philippine archipelago. Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D), Marine Rotational Force-South East Asia (MRF-SEA) and 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) are among 2,000 troops participating in Kamandag 10, which runs through July 1, the U.S. Marine Corps said. The U.S. Marines will operate alongside the Philippine Marine Corps, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) and Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps. There will also be observers from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, France, Germany, the