31st MEU, Japanese forces conduct amphibious raid on Guam beac [Image 5 of 8]

RESERVE CRAFT BEACH NAVAL BASE GUAM, GUAM

09.22.2012

Photo by Lance Cpl. Codey Underwood 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

Soldiers with 1st Company, 51st Infantry Regiment, 15th Brigade, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Patrols along a road after extracting from combat rubber raiding craft during a boat raid here, Sept. 22. The JGSDF are integrated into BLT 2/1 during the MEU’s Fall Patrol deployment, where they conduct bilateral exercises to help strengthen military ties between Japan and the US. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and is the Marine Corps’ force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Date Taken: 09.22.2012
• Date Posted: 09.22.2012 10:43
• Photo ID: 670087
• VIRIN: 120922-M-FF989-076
• Resolution: 4080x2720
• Size: 963.76 KB
• Location: RESERVE CRAFT BEACH NAVAL BASE GUAM, GU