Lt. Col. Jackson Doan, the battalion commander of Battalion

Lt. Col. Jackson Doan, the battalion commander of Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines after a formation run at Colonel Ernesto P. Ravina Air Base, Philippines, Oct. 10, 2017. Bilateral exercises such as KAMANDAG increase the ability of the United States and the Philippines to rapidly respond and work together during real world terrorist or humanitarian crises, in order to accomplish the mission, support the local population and help mitigate human suffering. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stormy Mendez)