09 December 2024 U.S. Marine Rotational Force and Singapore Armed Forces Launch Annual Valiant Mark Exercise The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) commenced Exercise Valiant Mark 2024 in a ceremony today at Bedok Camp, Singapore...
06 December 2024 MRF-SEA Marines Strengthen Ties with Brunei Forces During CARAT Exercise After completing the first three exercises of their current rotation in the Indo-Pacific, a group of subject matter experts from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) traveled to Brunei to join the U.S. Navy for its most recent iteration of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training...
04 December 2024 Keris MAREX 24: ENDEX U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, alongside Indonesian marines with 10th Marine Infantry Battalion, Indonesian Korps Marinir, conduct a battlesight-zero, jungle survival and patrol subject matter expert exchanges, machine gun,...
21 November 2024 U.S. and Indonesian Marines Conclude Successful Keris MAREX 2024 On Nov. 19, a combined force of nearly 600 personnel from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), and the 10th Marine Infantry Battalion of the Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia (KORMAR), or Indonesian Marine Corps, concluded Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 in a...
13 November 2024 MRF-SEA Marines Conclude Exercise CARAT Malaysia 2024 Lumut Naval Base in Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, dates back to the creation of the Royal Malaysian Navy, serving as the institution’s headquarters since Sept. 9, 1984. In October, the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces hosted a detachment of personnel from Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA)...
08 November 2024 Transfer of Knowledge: CARAT Malaysia 2024 Service members with the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces, along with U.S. Marines attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, and U.S. Navy Sailors with Destroyer Squadron 7 conduct Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2024 at Lumut Naval Base, Lumut, Malaysia Oct. 31 - Nov. 5, 2024...
06 November 2024 U.S. and Indonesian Marines Kick Off Third Annual Keris MAREX Training in Batam U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force–Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA), and elements of Korps Marinir Republik Indonesia (KORMAR), began Keris Marine Exercise (MAREX) 2024 today aboard Yonif 10 Marinir, Batam, Indonesia. This year’s iteration of Keris MAREX, taking place from Nov. 6 to 19, marks the...
28 October 2024 Enduring Partnerships: MRF-SEA Concludes KAMANDAG 8 with new experiences, knowledge In a historic first, six nations converged on Filipino soil in the wake of a super typhoon to train, learn, and strengthen their partnership during KAMANDAG 8, reaffirming the exercise's importance to regional peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific...
28 October 2024 KAMANDAG 8 Combined HA/DR Drill Increases Allied Response Capabilities A peaceful coastal town in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, showcases a blend of natural beauty and rural charm. Stretching along the northernmost coast of Luzon, it is bordered by the blue waters of the western Pacific Ocean. During October, Burgos became the location where the proverbial rubber met the...
15 October 2024 U.S. Marines with MRF-SEA, 15th MEU Begin Exercise KAMANDAG 8 in the Philippines The U.S. Marine Corps, including personnel from Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia (MRF-SEA) and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), and the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) have begun KAMANDAG 8, a bilateral exercise scheduled from Oct. 15-25, 2024...