Members of the Philippine Coast Guard practice room

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard practice room clearing techniques during Baker Piston 19-1, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, August 8, 2019. During Baker Piston 19-1, the Marines of the 31st MEU’s MRF are exchanging Visit, Board, Search and Seizure techniques and procedures with members of the Philippine National Police Maritime Group and PCG around the island of Palawan. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Cantrell)