U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul. J. Kennedy, right, presents Philippine Navy Rear Adm. Jaime S. Bernardino with a 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade plaque Sept. 18 during the opening ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales, Republic of the Philippines. Bernardino is the vice commander of the Philippine Navy. Kennedy is the commanding general of 3rd MEB. - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Paul. J. Kennedy, right, presents Philippine Navy Rear Adm. Jaime S. Bernardino with a 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade plaque Sept. 18 during the opening ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2014 at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales, Republic of the Philippines. Bernardino is the vice commander of the Philippine Navy. Kennedy is the commanding general of 3rd MEB.

Senior leaders of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific stand at attention during the conclusion of a change of command ceremony June 12 at Camp Courtney. Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake (2nd from the right), relinquished command to Col. John A. Ostrowski. Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy will assume command later this summer. Timberlake will be the deputy commanding general, Regional Command North, International Security Assisstance Force, Afghanistan. - Senior leaders of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific stand at attention during the conclusion of a change of command ceremony June 12 at Camp Courtney. Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake (2nd from the right), relinquished command to Col. John A. Ostrowski. Brig. Gen. Paul J. Kennedy will assume command later this summer. Timberlake will be the deputy commanding general, Regional Command North, International Security Assisstance Force, Afghanistan.

Philippine Airman 1st Class Michael P. Argueza gears up as he prepares to make cuts with the K-12 rescue saw April 8 at Clark Field, Philippines, April 8. Filipino and U.S. firefighters exchanged tactics and techniques to better prepare them for future emergencies. The training was part of exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral training evolution aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations. - Philippine Airman 1st Class Michael P. Argueza gears up as he prepares to make cuts with the K-12 rescue saw April 8 at Clark Field, Philippines, April 8. Filipino and U.S. firefighters exchanged tactics and techniques to better prepare them for future emergencies. The training was part of exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral training evolution aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations.

Explosive ordnance technicians with the Philippine Air Force utilize pieces of equipment from the Marine Corps hook and line system in a Humvee at Clark Field, Republic of the Philippines, April 10. Filipino and U.S. Marine Corps EOD technicians trained together during exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral exercise in its 29th iteration that is aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations. - Explosive ordnance technicians with the Philippine Air Force utilize pieces of equipment from the Marine Corps hook and line system in a Humvee at Clark Field, Republic of the Philippines, April 10. Filipino and U.S. Marine Corps EOD technicians trained together during exercise Balikatan 2013, an annual bilateral exercise in its 29th iteration that is aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations.

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, left, shakes the hand of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle A. Beane at Clark Field, Philippines April 6 during exercise Balikatan 2013. Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force greeted Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as they planned for future training evolutions scheduled to take place during the exercise. The exercise, in its 29th iteration, is an annual bilateral training evolution aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations. Beane is an MV-22 tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, left, shakes the hand of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle A. Beane at Clark Field, Philippines April 6 during exercise Balikatan 2013. Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force greeted Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as they planned for future training evolutions scheduled to take place during the exercise. The exercise, in its 29th iteration, is an annual bilateral training evolution aimed at ensuring interoperability of the Philippine and U.S. militaries during planning, contingency and humanitarian assistance operations. Beane is an MV-22 tiltrotor airframe mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.

Philippine Air Force members and U.S. Marines load family ration packs Dec. 11 at Villamor Air Base in Manila during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The Marines transported the supplies via KC-130J Hercules aircraft to Davao International Airport for further distribution to citizens in need throughout Mindanao, the region of the Philippines most affected by Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall Dec. 4. The U.S. Marines are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Philippine Air Force members and U.S. Marines load family ration packs Dec. 11 at Villamor Air Base in Manila during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. The Marines transported the supplies via KC-130J Hercules aircraft to Davao International Airport for further distribution to citizens in need throughout Mindanao, the region of the Philippines most affected by Typhoon Bopha, which made landfall Dec. 4. The U.S. Marines are with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.