Lt. Col. Eric Reid, left, shows Masashi Kumagai the

Lt. Col. Eric Reid, left, shows Masashi Kumagai the plans to keep the training plans for Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Imazu, Takashima, Japan, Sept. 5, 2015. This meeting was designed to proactively address the concerns that the local populous may have about how U.S. Marines train with Japanese Ground Self Defense Force personnel. Reid reassured Kumagai that his Marines are taking every aspect of the range into consideration to make a plan to keep the local populous safe. Kumagai is the director of planning for the Kinki-Chubu Defense Bureau, Ministry of Defense. Reid is the battalion commander for 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Devon Tindle/Released)