U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment
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U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and infantrymen with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 30th Infantry Regiment prepare tracking vests in preparation for the defensive movement during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 14, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and infantrymen with the 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)
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