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DAVILA, Philippines — U.S. Marines from the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment and Philippine marines from the 4th Marine Brigade conducted bilateral littoral mobility training in Northern Luzon on June 21-22, moving personnel, sustainment supplies, and advanced coastal defense systems aboard Philippine vessels in support of KAMANDAG 10. The event focused on moving and sustaining forces across complex maritime terrain to strengthen interoperability and combined readiness.
The units transported personnel, supplies, and systems including the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System and the Marine Air Defense Integrated System from ports to distributed exercise locations. Using existing infrastructure, commercial ferries, and roll-on, roll-off vessels, the combined force sustained movement across the Batanes Islands during the maneuvers.
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robert Moore, the regimental logistics officer of the 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, said: “The modern littoral environment requires us to rapidly move our forces across challenging maritime terrain. The teamwork and interoperability displayed by our forces proves the combined ability to build resilient and ready logistics webs necessary to succeed as a Stand-In Force.”
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Christopher Nannery, the 3rd MLR mobility officer, said, “Working side-by-side with our Philippine Marine Corps partners and Philippine port operators throughout these movements strengthened coordination and trust at every level. The experience demonstrated how interoperability and shared planning contribute to effective combined operations.”
Training emphasized integration of existing transportation networks and procedures for operating across dispersed island terrain, with the aim of improving mobility, sustainment, and responsiveness across a range of contingencies.
The 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, specializes in littoral warfare and regularly trains with regional allies and partners across the Pacific. KAMANDAG 10 is a multidomain, joint, and combined exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. forces focused on maritime security, interoperability, contested logistics, and combined readiness throughout the Philippine archipelago.
