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Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, US Marine Corps, shows a member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) how to load the M203 grenade launcher. The launcher is attached to a 5.56 mm M16 assault rifle. Kirishima Training Area, Kyushu Island, Japan

Lance Corporal (LCPL) Walker, Combat Engineer Platoon, Engineer Suppor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT Base: Kirishima Training Area State: Kyushu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Brenda C. Romo, Us... More

Japanese soldiers demonstrate techniques of their native close combat skills at the Opening Ceremony Celebration during Forest Light 2000. Forest Light is a cultural enhancing, combined arms exercise in which Marines from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment train with soldiers from the 44th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). The units train side by side teaching each other various weapons systems, different tactical offenses and defenses, as well as close combat skills

Japanese soldiers demonstrate techniques of their native close combat ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2000 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jennifer L. Weber Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) demonstrate to Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charlie Battery artillery unit how rounds of their M198 155mm Towed Howitzers would be tracked during a simulated field firing scenerio. Charlie Battery is deployed in support of the unit's artillery relocation exercise, and cold weather training at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan

Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) demonstrate ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tiffany S. Mansfield, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating a Type 78 Armoured Recovery Vehicle for a static display during the opening ceremonies welcoming US Marines as they prepare for a live fire exercise at Ojojihara Maneuvering Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In coordination with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, 12th Marines from Camp Hansen Okinawa Japan, and 11th Marines India Battery from 29 Palms, California, will conduct live-fire training to sharpen their mission readiness and firing skills with the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating a Type 78 Armou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chance W. Haworth, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), and Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, sing the Marines Hymn during a static weapons display from both forces in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan (JPN), as a part of exercise Forest Light 2004. Forest Light 2004 is a bilateral training Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bi-lateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), shows a Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, the proper firing position for the FNMI 7.62 mm M240G machine gun during a static weapons display from both forces in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan (JPN), as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment, mans a 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifle as part of a mock patrol in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Navy (USN) Corpsman and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, demonstrate the different types of evacuation carries used by the USMC to a Company size element of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area, Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and JGSDF

US Navy (USN) Corpsman and US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel Soto, assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, readies his 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), as he observes the movement of his fellow Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Daniel Soto, assigned to F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, armed with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles and a M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), maneuver up a flight of stairs in order to clear the second story of a building, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JCSDF) Colonel (COL) Yokuni (second from right), Deputy Commander, and other JGSDF officials are on an observation tour of Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JCSDF) Colonel (COL) Yokuni (secon...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and

Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Marines with 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, I Marine Headquarters Group, participate in fire support coordination training as part of Exercise Iron ... More

Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Harada, right, presents Mr. John

Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Harada, right, presents Mr. John

Maj. Gen. Tomofusa Harada, right, presents Mr. John Peters with the Japan’s Defense Cooperations Award-Third Class aboard Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan. This was the first time the a... More

Approximately 200 soldiers with 1st Battalion, 138th

Approximately 200 soldiers with 1st Battalion, 138th

Approximately 200 soldiers with 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment of the Missouri Army National Guard and approximately 200 soldiers from five other National Guards are participating in Orient Shield XI at... More

Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi, commanding general of Fort

Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi, commanding general of Fort

Maj. Gen. John G. Rossi, commanding general of Fort Sill, Okla., speaks at the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force 50th Anniversary Ceremony held at the Japanese Garden on West Fort Bliss, Nov. 7. Rossi expresse... More

Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense soldiers assess

Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense soldiers assess

Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense soldiers assess possible casualties in a simulated improvised explosive device explosion during Exercise Guard and Protect at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. ... More

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers perform

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers perform

Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers perform crew service and pre-fire drills Nov. 17 during the Chu-Sam and Hawk missile annual service practice at McGregor Range Complex, N.M. The Chu-Sam and Hawk miss... More

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force receive

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force receive

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force receive a cold weather clothing class at the Northern Warfare Training Center in Black Rapids, Alaska, Feb 27. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael Blalack, 1/25 SBCT ... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Capt. Philip Hanf, company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Capt. Philip Hanf, company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Capt. Philip Hanf, company commander, and 1st Sgt. Wesley Carter, company 1st Sgt., both with Charlie Co. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditio... More

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, embark the USS Anchorage by sea Feb. 21 during Exercise Iron Fist 2017. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members plan the their

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members plan the their

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members plan the their team’s next maneuver Mar. 11, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan. The JGSDF members observed U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, ... More

First Sgt. Zainul Arifin of the Indonesian air force

First Sgt. Zainul Arifin of the Indonesian air force

First Sgt. Zainul Arifin of the Indonesian air force contemplates his next choice of action as he attempts to halt the advances of an aggressive crowd during checkpoint procedures at a simulated United Nations ... More

A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier tends to

A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier tends to

A Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldier tends to a simulated casualty during Military Operations in Urban Terrain training as apart of Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb.... More

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group regroup after Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2020. The Japan Ground Self Defens... More

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

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

U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), post security while conducting an amphibious assault with soldiers of the Japan Ground Self ... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers wait

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers wait

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force paratroopers wait to board an aircraft before conducting airborne operations during Arctic Aurora 2016 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 2, 2016. Arctic Aurora ... More

Staff Sgt. Steve Frigiola participates in the Japan

Staff Sgt. Steve Frigiola participates in the Japan

Staff Sgt. Steve Frigiola participates in the Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Band Festival, Nov.16, 2017, at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Frigiola, from Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania, is a bass p... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense-Force soldiers with the

Japanese Ground Self Defense-Force soldiers with the

Japanese Ground Self Defense-Force soldiers with the Western Infantry Regiment prepare to conduct a live fire exercise with U.S. Marines with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st M... More

A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th

A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th

A paratrooper assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, prepares to land during an airborne profici... More

A paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese

A paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese

A paratrooper from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force proceeds to the rally point after completing an airborne jump for exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alask... More

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force shows Corporal (CPL) Max Hutchinson, right, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, how to wax a ski during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force shows Corporal (CPL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Reginald Johnson, left, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, helps Sergeant (SGT) Kon Jiro of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force set up an M47 Dragon medium anti-tank assault weapon during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SPC) Reginald Johnson, left, 3rd Battalion, 2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

The spirit of this princess' ancester, attempts to save her from harm by conjuring up a potion in a wooden bucket; during a celebration of Marines' successful training, hosted by the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force. Marines from Third Division/12th Marine Regiment (3/12), Charley Battery enjoyed the performance of a Japanese folk tale expressed through a traditional dance at Camp Hijudai. Charlie Battery's deployment was in support of the unit's artillery relocation excercise, and cold weather training, at Camp Hijudai, Oita, Japan

The spirit of this princess' ancester, attempts to save her from harm ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Tiffany S. Mansfield, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type 74 Main Battle Tanks for a static display during the opening ceremonies welcoming US Marines as they prepare for a live fire exercise at Ojojihara Maneuvering Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In coordination with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, 12th Marines from Camp Hansen Okinawa Japan, and 11th Marines India Battery from 29 Palms, California, will conduct live-fire training to sharpen their mission readiness and firing skills with the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chance W. Haworth, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publi... More

The US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Tango Battery, dine with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) troops, while Lieutenant (LT) Johnston, US Navy (USN), Chaplain, serves a portion of shrimp cocktail at Hijudai Training Grounds, Oita, Japan

The US Marine Corps (USMC) members from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment, mans a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) as part of a mock patrol in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, conduct a mock patrol to demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, take a break from training to enjoy some friendly competition by holding a basketball tournament, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, armed with Howa 5.56 mm Type 89 assault rifles, demonstrate Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) techniques in the snow, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the JGSDF and the US Marine Corps (USMC)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier prepares to depart after observing a demonstration by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier prepares to depar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

170911-N-BG828-001 CAMP SHIN YOKOTSUKA, JAPAN (Sept.

170911-N-BG828-001 CAMP SHIN YOKOTSUKA, JAPAN (Sept.

170911-N-BG828-001 CAMP SHIN YOKOTSUKA, JAPAN (Sept. 11, 2017) U.S. Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) participate in the Orient Shield 2017 opening cer... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roy Lowes of Wolfeboro, N.H.,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roy Lowes of Wolfeboro, N.H.,

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Roy Lowes of Wolfeboro, N.H., a member of the New Hampshire Army National Guard Medical Detachment, checks medical records on his computer while Air Force Lt. Col. Stephanie Riley of Co... More

Soldiers of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and soldiers

Soldiers of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and soldiers

Soldiers of Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force and soldiers of 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division kicked off a day celebrating the partnership for this year’s Rising Thunder combined exercise... More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Hackman and soldiers with the

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Hackman and soldiers with the

U.S. Marine Cpl. Kevin Hackman and soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force compare each other’s maps of the surrounding area at Fort Irwin, California on Feb. 3, 2019. U.S. Marines with 5th Air Nav... More

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force,

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force,

Soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, Western Army Infantry Regiment, look on as Marines with 1st Tank Battalion from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., prepare to ... More

Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese

Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese

Hundreds of runners, including more than 50 Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers, took part in the third annual Howard’s Medical Army Base Race during a break in Operation Rising Thunder exercises, Sept. 21.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Special

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Special

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Special Weapons Protection Unit unload a casualty during a response exercise Dec. 1 at Camp Naha, Okinawa. The training increased ties between the JGSDF and part... More

Lance Cpls. Sean Sessoms and Carlos Castano, with 1st

Lance Cpls. Sean Sessoms and Carlos Castano, with 1st

Lance Cpls. Sean Sessoms and Carlos Castano, with 1st Tank Battalion from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., wait outside their tank before performing operations checks during Exer... More

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bradley W. Baiotto, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bradley W. Baiotto, right,

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bradley W. Baiotto, right, assumes responsibility as sergeant major of Combined Armed Training Center (CATC), III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force m... More

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute

Paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, proceed to the rally point during airborne training... More

U.S. Army Alaska infantrymen from the 1st Stryker Brigade

U.S. Army Alaska infantrymen from the 1st Stryker Brigade

U.S. Army Alaska infantrymen from the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers from the 1st Airborne Brigade execute platoon movement-to-contact and ... More

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team

Paratroopers from the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, descend during airborne training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as part of exercise Arct... More

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion,

U.S. Marines from 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, embark the USS Anchorage by sea Feb. 21 during Exercise Iron Fist 2017. Iron Fist is an annual, bilateral training exercise where U.S. and... More

Officers of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, instruct US soldiers in logistics during bilateral training Exercise ORIENT SHIELD. Members of the 1ST Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Division Support Command; and 5th Infantry and 27th Infantry logistics support units are attending

Officers of the 1ST Infantry Division, Japanese Ground Self Defense Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ORIENT SHIELD Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Fuji State: Honshu Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Al Chang Release... More

PFC Jerald Reese, Company C, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, takes a pair of snowshoes from a Special Forces advisor during exercise Northwind '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

PFC Jerald Reese, Company C, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence V.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Private 2 (PSC) David Rau, left, and Private 1 (PFC) Jason Hubbs, both of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, wax their skis during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Private 2 (PSC) David Rau, left, and Private 1 (PFC) Jason Hubbs, both...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Danny Bess, left, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, examines a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force 84 mm recoilless rifle during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Area

STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Danny Bess, left, Company C, 3rd Battalion, 22nd ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force are taught basic skiing techniques during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas. (SUBSTANDARD IMAGE)

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Lieutenant Colonel William Jones (left) and Sergeant Kenneth Lucas (guidon) proudly observe both the Marine and Japanese Color Guard standing tall, as they render proper respect for both National Anthems at the Opening Ceremony of Forest Light 2000. Forest Light is a cultural enhancing, combined arms exercise in which Marines from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment train with soldiers from the 44th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). The units train side by side teaching each other various weapons systems, different tactical offenses and defenses, as well as close combat skills

Lieutenant Colonel William Jones (left) and Sergeant Kenneth Lucas (gu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2000 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jennifer L. Weber Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

US Marines from 3rd Battalion 11th Marines team up with members from the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force to play a game of softball as Headquarters 12th Marines prepare for a live fire exercise at Ojojihara Maneuvering Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In coordination with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, 12th Marines from Camp Hansen Okinawa Japan, and 11th Marines India Battery from 29 Palms, California, will conduct live-fire training to sharpen their mission readiness and firing skills with the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer

US Marines from 3rd Battalion 11th Marines team up with members from t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chance W. Haworth, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publi... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, conduct a mock patrol to demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, finishes the last leg of a ski march with a group of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, (dressed in white cold-weather gear), during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine assigned to F/Company, Second Battalio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog, assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, (armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle) covers the movement of his fellow Marines, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog, assigned to F/Compa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, act out a battlefield medical treatment scenario, during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). Pictured left-to-right: USMC Corporal (CPL) Justin Plog (armed with a 5.56 mm M16A2 rifle equipped with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher); USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Burger; and US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM3)...

US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Military personnel assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, act out a battlefi... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), practice fire and maneuver techniques, at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), fires a Panzerfaust 3-T 600 Light Anti-tank Weapon, during a live fire exercise conducted at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldier from the 20th Inf...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, signals to his NCOIC that the driver of a suspicious vehicle is not responding to his orders, while Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel observe, during a vehicle inspection action conducted during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, watches over Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) personnel observing a vehicle inspection during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) assault rifle during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) soldier aims a US Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner (second from left), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, talks with Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka (third from right), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, about the day to day operations at Camp Foster and the specific events that occur during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner (second from le...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji Kimizuka, Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Bradley E. Turner, CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, after they both observed MCB Camp Foster Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines perform a hostage rescue situation demonstration during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) at Camp Foster. This exercise is a base wide event designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Eiji K...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander, 5th Battalion,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander, 5th Battalion,

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander, 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, awards members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force certificates of training for completing sniper training at Yakima Train... More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and U.S. Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division conduct a noncombatant evacuation rehearsal as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020... More

Sgt. Arian Mercado, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment

Sgt. Arian Mercado, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment

Sgt. Arian Mercado, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, deposits sticks in a pile of wooden debris near the Otakebi torii during a Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers community outre... More

A U.S. Marine serves food to a soldier of the Japan

A U.S. Marine serves food to a soldier of the Japan

A U.S. Marine serves food to a soldier of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force during a Mess Night July 22, 2019 at Camp Fuji. The event was put together to a stronger alliance through a U.S. Marine Corps tradit... More

U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Mauldin provides security as

U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Mauldin provides security as

U.S. Marine Pfc. Joseph Mauldin provides security as his team members create a sketch of the surrounding terrain and marks potential targets at Fort Irwin, California, on Jan. 27, 2019. Marines patrolled into a... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Garner observes a Type-2

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Garner observes a Type-2

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Garner observes a Type-2 Field Kitchen used by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during a demonstration on Camp Naha, Okinawa, Japan, June 19, 2019. JGSDF Soldiers with 15th... More

From left to right, Japanese Army Col. Yoshichika Ito,

From left to right, Japanese Army Col. Yoshichika Ito,

From left to right, Japanese Army Col. Yoshichika Ito, intelligence department, ground staff office, Japan ground self-defense force (JGSFD), Lt. Col. Eiichi Ito, operations support and intelligence department ... More

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines Regiment,3D Marine Divison

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines Regiment,3D Marine Divison

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines Regiment,3D Marine Divison and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force with the 15th brigade participate in guard and protect exercise, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan... More

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffery Morgan, 12th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffery Morgan, 12th Marines

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jeffery Morgan, 12th Marines Commanding Officer, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Commander stand at attention at Yausubetsu Training Camp, Japan, August 18, 2017. A ceremony was ho... More

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the Western

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the Western

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers with the Western Army Infantry Regiment, sit inside of a MV-22 Osprey during a cherry picker training event as part of Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp ... More

Army Spc. Nicholas Palmer, assigned to Comanche Company,

Army Spc. Nicholas Palmer, assigned to Comanche Company,

Army Spc. Nicholas Palmer, assigned to Comanche Company, 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, charges his M4 c... More

Pfc. Nhien Nguyen, left, assigned to the 35th Combat

Pfc. Nhien Nguyen, left, assigned to the 35th Combat

Pfc. Nhien Nguyen, left, assigned to the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, and Sgt. Okui Kariya, assigned to the 4th Engineer Group, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, work together to clean up the ar... More

U.S. Marine Pfc. Omar Salgado, a rifleman with 1st

U.S. Marine Pfc. Omar Salgado, a rifleman with 1st

U.S. Marine Pfc. Omar Salgado, a rifleman with 1st Platoon, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, begins bounding during a live fire training event as apart of Exercise Iron Fist, aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pe... More

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group

Marines with Expeditionary Operations Training Group perform Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques operations out of a Japan Ground Self Defense Force V-22 Osprey at Stone Bay, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N... More

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2020) Marines with Company C, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, begin recovery of their combat rubber raiding craft in order to return ... More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander of the

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Douglas Walter, commander of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, awards Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members Sgt. 1st Class Koichiro Shibata and Sgt. Akifumi Izumi certificates of a... More

Paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese

Paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese

Paratroopers from the 1st Airborne Brigade, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force descend over Malemute Drop Zone during airborne training for exercise Arctic Aurora at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jun... More

A U.S. Marine helps another Marine up during a hike

A U.S. Marine helps another Marine up during a hike

A U.S. Marine helps another Marine up during a hike through snow at Sekiyama, Japan, during exercise Forest Light March 15, 2017. Forest Light is one of various bi-lateral training opportunities conducted by JG... More

Private 1 (PFC) Dane Azill, left, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, explains the construction of a snow boot to PFC Fuminori Sato of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the

Private 1 (PFC) Dane Azill, left, 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force carry their weapons while skiing through a forested area during Exercise NORTHWIND '87. The lead skier is carrying an M60 general-purpose machine gun. Members of the 25th Infantry Division are undergoing 23 days of special cold weather training with members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force in the Kotani and Hirosaki Training Areas

Members of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHWIND '87 Base: Camp Aomori Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: Clarence Y.S. Lui Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Both the Marine and Japanese Color Guard stand tall, rendering proper respect for both National Anthems at the Opening Ceremony during Forest Light 2000. Forest Light is a cultural enhancing, combined arms exercise in which Marines from 1ST Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment train with soldiers from the 44th Infantry Regiment, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). The units train side by side teaching each other various weapons systems, different tactical offenses and defenses, as well as close combat skills

Both the Marine and Japanese Color Guard stand tall, rendering proper ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2000 Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Jennifer L. Weber Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type 74 Main Battle Tanks for a static display during the opening ceremonies welcoming US Marines as they prepare for a live fire exercise at Ojojihara Maneuvering Training Area, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. In coordination with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force, 12th Marines from Camp Hansen Okinawa Japan, and 11th Marines India Battery from 29 Palms, California, will conduct live-fire training to sharpen their mission readiness and firing skills with the M198 155mm Medium Towed Howitzer

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Soldiers relocating Mitsubishi Type...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojihara Training Area State: Miyagi Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Chance W. Haworth, Usmc Release Status: Released to Publi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) member Lance Corporal (LCPL) Angrnasungaao, from the 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, Tango Battery, dines with his Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) counter part near the Hijudai Training Grounds, in Oita, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) member Lance Corporal (LCPL) Angrnasungaao, fro...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Hijudai State: Oita Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, USMC Release Status... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, demonstrate their first aid techniques to the US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from F Company (F CO), 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), 2nd Marine Division (MAR DIV), in the Ojojibara maneuver area at Sendai, Japan, as a part of Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. FOREST LIGHT 2004 is a bilateral training exercise between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces (JGSDF)

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ojojibara State: Tohoku Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), finish the last leg of the ski march during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the US Marine Corps (USMC) and the JGSDF

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Robbie Danielson (foreground left). and a second US Marine Corps (USMC) from 2nd Squad, 2nd Platoon, F Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, demonstrates different types of medical field dressings used by the USMC, to a group of Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment, during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, conducted in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman Third Class (HM3) Robbie Danielson (fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM3) Robbie Danielson, simulates medical treatment on US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Chris Burger during a Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) demonstration conducted during Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004, in the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). HM3 Danielson and LCPL Burger are assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman (HM3) Robbie Danielson, simulates medi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion, Sixth Marine Regiment, Second Marine Division, and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Regiment (dressed in white cold-weather gear), enjoy snow skiing during down time at the snow covered Ojojibara Maneuver Area of Sendai, Japan, while participating in Exercise FOREST LIGHT 2004. Forest Light is a bi-lateral training exercise conducted between the USMC and the JGSDF

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to F/Company, Second Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT 2004 Base: Ojojibara State: Sendai Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James J. Vooris, USMC Rele... More

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