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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Aug 5, 2015

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremy Pires acts as the belay man for a Philippine Marine during rappelling training as part of Air Assault Support Exercise 2015-2 on Basa Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, July 15, 2015. The belay man is a safety precaution to stop troops from falling if they let go of the rope. The exercise is a bilateral training event focused on strengthening the alliance between the Philippines and the U.S. Pires is a squad leader with 1st Platoon, Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and is attached through the Unit Deployment Program to III Marine Expeditionary Force. The Philippine Marine is with Marine Battalion Landing Team 1, 1st Battalion, Philippine Marine Corps.

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