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    Forest Light brings Japan forces and US Marines together [Image 7 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, left, and U.S. Marine Maj. Roy M. Draa salute 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 consisting of a command post exercise and field training event conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF. 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 MEF, 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 23:47
    Photo ID: 1686151
    VIRIN: 141201-M-GX711-242
    Resolution: 3072x1376
    Size: 324.19 KB
    Location: YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, JP
    Hometown: BALTIMORE, MD, US

    Web Views: 65
    Downloads: 6

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