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CLOSE-QUARTER BATTLE. Members of the U.S. Marine Corps along with their Filipino counterparts conduct a close-quarter battle exercise as part of Marine Exercise 2024 held at Camp Abubakar, the former main lair of Muslim rebels in the Southern Philippine province of Maguindanao.
Brigadier General Eric A. Macaambac PN, commander of the 1st Marine Brigade, said the exercises aimed to strengthen the relationship and develop interoperability between Filipino and American Marines. During this year’s MAREX Philippines, approximately 49 U.S. Marines and 350 Filipino Marines, the Philippine National Police, Army elite unit, and Navy reservist will train together to enhance coastal defense, combined fires, amphibious assault operations, and small unmanned aerial system capabilities. Participants will also conduct cultural exchanges and community relations days including a visit to Datu Mohammad A. Sinsuat Sr.
Macaambac said on the day of Eid al-Fitr participating troops have joined together for a boodle fight as the country joins the rest of the World in marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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