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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines dismount

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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines dismount from a Japan Self-Defense Force type 73 truck to conduct an opening ceremony that will initiate exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 7, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. 3/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marines Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

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07/12/2020
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jgsdf bilateral training forest light japan self defense force 3 8 jsdf 3 d mardiv 3 d marine division indo pacific forest light 21 forest light eastern army lance cpl jonathan willcox 3rd marine division niigata jgsdf 30th infantry regiment u s 3rd battalion 8th marines open exercise forest light dvids us marine corps us marine corps in japan