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    Forest Light brings Japan forces and US Marines together [Image 5 of 7]

    Forest Light brings Japan forces and US Marines together

    YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

    12.01.2014

    Photo by Cpl. Drew Tech 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hiroji Yamashita, right, and U.S. Marine Maj. Roy M. Draa speak to their troops Dec. 1 during the opening ceremony for Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. Forest Light is a semi-annual, bilateral exercise that demonstrates the continued commitment of the U.S. and Japan to increase interoperability of our armed forces and maintain a strong partnership to protect Japan from external aggression. Yamashita is the commanding officer with 42nd Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, JGSDF. Draa, from Baltimore, Maryland, is the executive officer with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Drew Tech/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.01.2014
    Date Posted: 12.03.2014 23:49
    Photo ID: 1686147
    VIRIN: 141201-M-GX711-175
    Resolution: 2922x1948
    Size: 215.78 KB
    Location: YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JP

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