Katungkulan Beach, Marine Barracks Gregorio Lim, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Self-Defense Force, and US Armed Forces united to conduct an amphibious landing exercise ...
After years of delays procuring its own Medium Landing Ship (LSM) to ferry platoon-size elements of Marines between West ...
The shouldered-fired FIM-92 Stinger isn’t designed to take on landing craft and boats but rather to shoot down helicopters ...
the Second Thomas Shoal), working to support Filipino Marines aboard their decaying base, the BRP Sierra Madre, a long-grounded World War II-era tank landing ship, or LST. There’s a good chance ...
On August 14, the US Navy announced it will buy ... The 684-foot San Antonios can carry landing craft plus a few rotorcraft, and land 700 Marines. The 844-foot Americas can carry dozens of ...
Marines and sailors ... the partnership between the US and Philippine militaries. The Marines and sailors of the 11th MEU's ground combat element, Battalion Landing Team 3/5, focused on small ...