Japan Ground Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Masami Miura,

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Staff Sgt. Masami Miura, right, observes as U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Marquel T. Thompson drills into the frame of a barracks during exercise Harii Hamutuk 2015, at the Port Hera Naval Base in Hera, Timor Leste, Oct.19, 2015. HH15 allows units from multiple countries, like Australia, Japan, and the U.S., to share and improve upon current practices in skill areas like engineering. Miura, from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is an engineer squad leader with the Japanese contingent for this exercise. Thompson, from, Charlotte, North Carolina, is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedric R. Haller II/Released)