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A Marine posts security as his platoon halts during

A Marine posts security as his platoon halts during a field training exercise here March 8. Marines from 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force and members from 4th Infantry Regiment, 5th Br... More

Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members

Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members compete in a tug-of-war competition here, March 11. The Marines and JGSDF members conducted the competition following the conclusion of field training events ... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers train in Combat

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers train in Combat Rubber Raiding Crafts at Kin Blue Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 13, 2017. The soldiers are with 12th Infantry Regiment, Western Army, ... More

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Reinfo... More

Australian Defence Force and Japan Ground Self Defense

Australian Defence Force and Japan Ground Self Defense Force service members construct a concrete foundation form during exercise Harii Hamutuk 2015 at the Port Hera Naval Base in Hera, Timor Leste, Oct. 19, 20... More

Cpl. Lionel Armstrong demonstrates how to apply a nautical

Cpl. Lionel Armstrong demonstrates how to apply a nautical compass to a Combat Rubber Raiding Craft to service members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2016. The JG... More

2nd Lt. Adam T. Wolfe explains his scheme of maneuver

2nd Lt. Adam T. Wolfe explains his scheme of maneuver to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members prior to a helicopter-borne insertion rehearsal Feb. 27 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in Hokkaido prefecture,... More

Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Siqueiros speaks with Sgt. 1st

Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Siqueiros speaks with Sgt. 1st Class Koji Sato during Exercise Forest Light 12-01 at the Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Aug. 24. They discussed the fundamentals of shooting to ensure th... More

Lance Cpl. Wesley L. Dorman fires an M249 squad automatic

Lance Cpl. Wesley L. Dorman fires an M249 squad automatic weapon May 8 in the Central Training Area, during a quarterly Marine Corps common skills training evolution. The training was specifically designed for ... More

U.S. Marines with Company L, Battalion Landing Team,

U.S. Marines with Company L, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Soldiers from the Western Army Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct boat... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Romin Dasmalchi, Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Romin Dasmalchi, Commanding Officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) speaks with soldiers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during the culminating event of the Japanese ... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, run to an MV-22B Osprey during Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Oyanohara, Kumamoto, Japan,... More

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine

U.S. Marines with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fire an M240B during a crew-served weapons range as a part of the Artillery Relocation Training Program 20.3 at Combined Arms Tr... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding General of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, meets Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently ass... More

U.S. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Soldiers from the Western Army Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct Amphi... More

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, engage targets while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8, 2... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Hardy, rifleman,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Thomas Hardy, rifleman, Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, yells orders to other Marines while conducting a vertical... More

U.S. Marine Lt.General John Wissler, Commanding General,

U.S. Marine Lt.General John Wissler, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with Lt. General Koichiro Bansho, Commanding General, Western Army as Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion,... More

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, (BLT) 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provide security on hostile role players while conducting a vertical assault at Combat Town,... More

Members of the 15th Anti-Air Regiment Japan Ground

Members of the 15th Anti-Air Regiment Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) meet with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Henry Dolberry Jr., commanding officer for Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, to conduct at s... More

A U.S. Marine with Company F, Battalion Landing Team

A U.S. Marine with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes off an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinfor... More

Marines demonstrate how to defend and attack with a

Marines demonstrate how to defend and attack with a rifle for Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officer candidates on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15. Three hundred and sixty officer candidates visited Comba... More

A U.S. Marine and service members from 15th Brigade,

A U.S. Marine and service members from 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unload a simulated injured casualty from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Sq... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, show Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, ... More

Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team,

Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct boat familiarization alongside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers at Kin Blue Trainin... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, U.S. Army

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force watch a demonstration of U.S. Army Level-1 Combatives Training Dec. 7, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan. U.S. Army Level-1 C... More

Second Lt. Matthew C. Librizzi gives the signal for

Second Lt. Matthew C. Librizzi gives the signal for his Marines to pass through friendly lines during rehearsals here March 7, 2012. The rehearsals were conducted in preparation of a two-day field training exer... More

U.S. Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines,

U.S. Marines with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) and Soldiers from the Western Army Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) conduct boat operations as part of t... More

Capt. Christopher Corbeille, an Osprey pilot, points

Capt. Christopher Corbeille, an Osprey pilot, points out the various parts of an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 12 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. A group of reserve officers from the Japan Self-Defens... More

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan— A group poses for a photo

CAMP KINSER, OKINAWA, Japan— A group poses for a photo at dinner at Surfside Nov. 27 aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. The dinner was part of a cultural exchange between Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Mari... More

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade congratulate

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade congratulate Lt. Col. Matthey J. Gorbaty and Lt. Col. Siebrand H. Niewenhous IV during an award ceremony at the chapel on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, May 31, 201... More

U.S. Marine Capt. Andrew Bohn breaks away from a tackle

U.S. Marine Capt. Andrew Bohn breaks away from a tackle March 29 during a rugby match on Camp Hansen. In rugby, a player can carry the ball as long as he stays on his feet; the moment the player falls to the gr... More

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Paul J. Rock Jr., Commanding

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Pool, Combat Videographer,

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alexander Pool, Combat Videographer, Combat Camera, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) documents as Marines with Company L, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st... More

Distinguished visitors and members of the III Marine

Distinguished visitors and members of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade bands, gather on stage after the 24th Annual Combined Concert Sept. 14, 2019 at the Okin... More

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), patrol on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 15, 2015. The Marines of the 31st MEU are ... More

Australian Defense Force Pvt. Steven J. Jones, right,

Australian Defense Force Pvt. Steven J. Jones, right, saws a piece of timber while U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle W. Bagley holds it steady during exercise Harii Hamutuk 2015, at the Port Hera Naval Base, in Hera,... More

Service members from 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense

Service members from 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unload a simulated injured casualty from a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Ma... More

Marines with Lima Company, Battalion Landing Team,

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, Commanding General III Marine

Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, Commanding General III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, pose with the color guard during the III MEF Marine Corps Birt... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Col. Masateru

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Col. Masateru Kabemura, the deputy commander of 15th Brigade (BDE), JGSDF, smiles and sits in an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during a capabilities... More

Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), with 22nd

Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF), with 22nd Rapid Deployment Regiment, tour Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2020. The tour was an opportunity for the JGSDF to conduct a site sur... More

Shimoda Junior High School students move simulated

Shimoda Junior High School students move simulated supplies distributed by U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during the Shizuoka Disaster Drill Aug. 31 in Shizuoka prefecture. “This is th... More

1st Lt. Molly Hurt approaches a CH-53E Super Stallion,

1st Lt. Molly Hurt approaches a CH-53E Super Stallion, Okinawa, Japan Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing currently deployed with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing as part of the ... More

Capt. Kyle P. McCarley, right, points to an improvised

Capt. Kyle P. McCarley, right, points to an improvised terrain model while discussing a simulated security mission May 8 in the Central Training Area during a quarterly Marine Corps common skills training evolu... More

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine with Marine

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine with Marine Corps Installations Pacific explosive ordnance disposal performs an improvised explosive device disarming demonstration Jan. 25 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Ja... More

U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Paul Aberion, a hospital

U.S. Navy Seaman Apprentice Paul Aberion, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Dental Battalion, carries a fallen tree branch Oct. 1, 2018, during a base cleanup around the perimeter of Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The... More

U.S. service members, Japanese service members, and

U.S. service members, Japanese service members, and local citizens watch a military demonstration during the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15th Brigade's 9th anniversary and the Camp Naha 47th anniversary cel... More

Master Sergeant Yuuto Fukuhara takes a knee and posts

Master Sergeant Yuuto Fukuhara takes a knee and posts security while practicing small unit level techniques and procedures as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, July 16. Fukuhar... More

Marines post security during rehearsals here March

Marines post security during rehearsals here March 7, 2012. The rehearsals were conducted in preparation of a two-day field training exercise. The Marines are from Combat Logistics Regiments 35 and 37, 3rd Mari... More

U.S. Marines with Company E, Battalion Landing Team

A scout swimmer with the Japan Ground Self Defense

A scout swimmer with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) provides security during boat operations as part of the Japanese Observer Exchange Program on Kin Blue, Okinawa, April 28, 2015. The JGSDF was i... More

Maj. Timothy Fretwell shows Japanese cadets and instructors

Maj. Timothy Fretwell shows Japanese cadets and instructors how 3rd Marine Logistics Group maintains deployment readiness during a tour on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 11, 2017. The tour highlighted accoun... More

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) ... More

U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andres Navarro

U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andres Navarro conducts a combined band composed of the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band and the Japan Ground Self Defense Force’s 15th Brigade Band, during the 21st Annua... More

180929-N-XK398-1045 SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines

180929-N-XK398-1045 SUBIC BAY, Republic of the Philippines (Sept. 29, 2018) Seaman Sydney Aust, from Lawton, Oklahoma, looks through “big eye” binoculars on the port-side bridge wing of the amphibious dock land... More

Lance Cpl. Delfino Hutchison, a field radio operator

Lance Cpl. Delfino Hutchison, a field radio operator with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stands on line during a table 5 live fire exercise, part of ... More

Capt. Miles Snelgrove, the assistance operations officer

Capt. Miles Snelgrove, the assistance operations officer with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stand in formation beside Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service... More

Lance Cpl. Corey J. Klemcke and Cpl. Ryosuke Arimura

Lance Cpl. Corey J. Klemcke and Cpl. Ryosuke Arimura enjoy a variety of Japanese cuisine during a social engagement hosted by the Japan Ground-Self Defense Force’s 41st Infantry Regiment at Camp Beppu, Japan, A... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mark McDonald (right),

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mark McDonald (right), a supply Marine with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, fires an M240B during a crew-served weapons range as a part of the Artill... More

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Daisuke Tabata,

Japan Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Daisuke Tabata, a medical sergeant with Medical Unit, 15th Logistics Unit, 15th Brigade, unloads medical equipment during exercise Keen Sword 21 on Marine Corps Air Station ... More

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marines with Company G, Battalion Landing Team (BLT) 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security as an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devan Wedemeyer, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Devan Wedemeyer, 18th Communications Squadron technician, performs upper body conditioning during U.S. Army Level-1 Combatives Training Dec. 7, 2017, at Marine Corps Air Station Fut... More

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher McPhillips gives

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Christopher McPhillips gives his opening remarks during the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 75 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 10, 2018. Yama Sakura focuses on enhancing U.S. and J... More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st MEU, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army sit aboard an MV-22... More

Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officials greet JGSDF

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officials greet JGSDF Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Hanada as he arrives at a site during the annual Guard and Protect, observe and exchange event Oct. 7 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma... More

U.S. Marines with Company L, Battalion Landing Team,

Marines with 3rd Marine Division honor their history

Marines with 3rd Marine Division honor their history as the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band plays the opening song for the division’s 73rd Anniversary, which took place at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Sep... More

Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist,

Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist, climbs down a ladder during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. ... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and Marines

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members and Marines stand at attention March 6 during the closing ceremony for Exercise Forest Light 13-3 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. During ... More

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wayne C. Geary, the enlisted

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Wayne C. Geary, the enlisted conductor with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, practices conducting prior to a combined performance with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 15... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officers and Marines

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officers and Marines disembark an MV-22B Osprey on March 1 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The JGSDF officers were given the opportunity to experience flying in th... More

Capt. Christopher D. Comeau flies in formation with

Capt. Christopher D. Comeau flies in formation with three other CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters as they pass Mount Fuji Jan. 24 while traveling to Misawa Air Base, Japan, in support of Exercise Forest Light 1... More

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the USS Bonhomme Richard

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transfer goods and supplies with the USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) during a Replenishment at Sea (RAS), at sea, Feb. 16, 2015. An RAS is how Navy ships rec... More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense and U.S.

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense and U.S. Marines and sailors carry combat rubber raiding crafts ashore during boat operations as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, J... More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stand

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Exercise Forest Light 13-3 Feb. 26 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. The purpose o... More

U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members

U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members disembark a MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral c... More

U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members

U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members disembark a MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tested the interoperability and bilateral ... More

Gavin Rossdale plays guitar and sings lead vocals for

Gavin Rossdale plays guitar and sings lead vocals for Bush during Kinser Festival on Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2018. The festival was held to promote the Japan-U.S. community relations with food, li... More

An MV-22B with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265

An MV-22B with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers gear to U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st... More

U.S. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Mizuho Ban experiences

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Mizuho Ban experiences flying the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in a flight simulator during Corporal’s Course Feb. 8 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan.... More

KIN BLUE, OKINAWA (Feb. 9, 2020) A Marine with Charlie

KIN BLUE, OKINAWA (Feb. 9, 2020) A Marine with Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, holds security during a simulated bilateral small-boat raid on ... More

Players of the Torii Station Beach Boys, white shirts,

Players of the Torii Station Beach Boys, white shirts, interlock with players of the Camp Hansen Kaiju March 9 during a rugby match at Camp Naha. The players were engaged in a scrum, which is used to restart pl... More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Justin Schmidt and Leading Pvt.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Justin Schmidt and Leading Pvt. Kana Furusho with the 15th Brigade Band, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, sing together during the 20th Annual Combined Band Concert, at Okinawa Civic Hall... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Adamsdietrich,

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard Adamsdietrich, an infantryman assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, kneels during a marksmanship competition at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Fe... More

Cpl. Raymond P. Sanborn, right, shouts, “gun two ready!”

Cpl. Raymond P. Sanborn, right, shouts, “gun two ready!” as Lance Cpl. Wesley L. Dorman keeps his finger straight and off the trigger, waiting for the command to fire an M249 squad automatic weapon May 8 in the... More

CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan – Staff Sgt. Anthony Clement

CAMP NAHA, OKINAWA, Japan – Staff Sgt. Anthony Clement sits on a bus March 17 during a windshield tour on Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Camp Kinser Camp Guard visited their counterparts with the Japan Ground Self-... More

Sgt. Samuel D. Lecce, left, and Japan Ground Self-Defense

Sgt. Samuel D. Lecce, left, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 1st Lt. Shintaro Chiba present the colors during the opening ceremony of Exercise Forest Light 13-3 Feb. 26 at the Hokkaido-Dai Maneuver Area in H... More

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade and service members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force conduct the opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 71, Dec. 7, 2016, in Okinawa, Japan. During this annual,... More

Col. John E. Kasperski (left) shakes hands with Col.

Col. John E. Kasperski (left) shakes hands with Col. Tomoyuki Hagi as part of the closing ceremony here, March 12, following exercise Forest Light 12-2. Both commanding officers congratulated the Marines and Ja... More

Maj. Fletcher Tidwell, aviation officer with Special

Maj. Fletcher Tidwell, aviation officer with Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, communicates with the pilots of CH-46E helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, 31st ... More

U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt. Shaun Staab, aviation mechanic,

U.S. Marine Corps, Sgt. Shaun Staab, aviation mechanic, Marine Attack Squadron 231(-), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts maintenance on the engine of an AV-8B Harrier aboard the USS Bonhomme Richar... More

U.S. Marines with Company I, Battalion Landing Team

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, delivers his opening speech while in view of U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines,... More

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, board an MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing curre... More

Members of the 15th Anti-Air Regiment Japan Ground

Members of the 15th Anti-Air Regiment Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) discuss various components of exercise CHINZEI 20 with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. William Bowers, commanding general, Marine Corps... More

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