US Marines, Filipino forces begin partnership exercise U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Viktor I. Cadiente, a joint fires observer currently assigned to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, poses for a photo with his family during the opening ceremony for Amphibious Landing Exercise 2015 (PHIBLEX 15) at the Philippine Marine Corps Base in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 1, 2015. Cadiente, originally born and raised in the Philippines, is reunited with his grandmother, father, and brother after four years while serving the U.S. Marines. PHIBLEX 15 is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the Armed Forces of the Philippines in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across the range of military operations from disaster relief, to complex expeditionary operations. SHARE: Download: Full Size (2.71 MB) Credit: Lance Cpl. Juan Bustos VIRIN: 151001-M-WH325-133.JPG Photo Gallery