Manila, May 19, 2020 – Service members from the U.S. Army, Marines, and Air Force delivered over Php10 million ($203,000) in personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies to hospitals in ten provinces across the Philippines, working in partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard, Army, Marines, and Air Force. This new donation brings total U.S. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 19 May, 2020 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Air Force, COVID-19, philippine coast, Philippine Department of Health (DOH), U.S. Army, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marines
Manila, July 15, 2019 — Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 19.2, a semiannual U.S.-Philippine military exercise focused on mutual defense, counterterrorism, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, will take place in the Philippines from July 15 to 25, 2019. U.S. Marines and aircraft from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 and 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, counterterrorism, disaster relief operations, humanitarian assistance, Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA), U.S. Marines
Manila, February 18, 2019 — Lieutenant General Lewis A. Craparotta, Commander of U.S. Marine Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC), visited the Philippines from February 16 to 18 and emphasized the importance of the U.S.-Philippine alliance to the Indo-Pacific region. During his visit, Craparotta met with the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 18 February, 2019 | Topics: Events, Key Officials, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Marines, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific, U.S. Marines
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 9 October, 2018 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Philippines | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, KAMANDAG, Philippine Marines, U.S. Marines
Manila, October 12, 2017 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, together with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts, successfully concluded the inaugural exercise KAMANDAG yesterday during a closing ceremony at Marine Barracks Rudiardo Brown, Taguig, Philippines. KAMANDAG, which ran from October 2 to 11, is an acronym for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 12 October, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, KAMANDAG, Philippine Marines, U.S. Marines, U.S. Sailors
Manila, October 2, 2017 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, together with their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts, launch the inaugural exercise KAMANDAG today at multiple locations on the island of Luzon, Philippines. KAMANDAG, which will run until October 11, is an acronym for the Filipino phrase “Kaagapay ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 2 October, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, Armed Forces of the Philippines, counterterrorism, disaster relief operations, humanitarian assistance, KAMANDAG, U.S. Marines, U.S. Sailors
Casiguran, Aurora, September 16, 2017 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3d MEB) alongside their Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) counterparts conducted a groundbreaking ceremony on the renovation of several schools and a day care center in Casiguran. The construction work is a joint civic assistance activity which forms ...
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By U.S. Embassy Manila | 16 September, 2017 | Topics: Events, News, Press Releases | Tags: #FriendsPartnersAllies, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Casiguran, KAMANDAG, U.S. Marines