U.S. Marine Cpl. Cory Stryker (middle), explains to
Summary
U.S. Marine Cpl. Cory Stryker (middle), explains to Lance Cpl. Maxwell E. Ackerdeoliveira (left) and Lance Cpl. Christophe M. Medberry how to arm C4 explosives at a demolitions range at Crow Valley, the Philippines, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15, Oct. 8. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines alongside U.S. Marine and Navy forces focused on strengthening the partnership and relationships between the two nations across a range of military operations including disaster relief and complex expeditionary operations. Stryker is a Wooster, Ohio, native while Ackerdeoliveira is from San Francisco and Medberry is from San Diego. All three Marines are with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph DiGirolamo)