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    Marines, JGSDF push through weather during final exercise [Image 3 of 4]

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    A soldier in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is taking a defensive position behind a large fallen log in a dense, vegetated environment. The individual is holding an M4/M16-style assault rifle in a ready position while wearing a combat helmet with a tan cover and face camouflage paint. The setting appears to be a field training exercise in a temperate forested or wetland area.

    AIBANO TRAINING AREA, SHIGA, JAPAN

    10.16.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen Himes 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lance Cpl. Nicholas Mieszala provides security for his platoon while moving to rendezvous with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members during the culminating event of exercise Forest Light 14-01 Oct. 16 at Aibano Training Area, Shiga prefecture, Japan. Forest Light is a semiannual, bilateral training exercise consisting of field training events, including light-infantry tactics. Mieszala is with Co. K, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines.

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    Date Taken: 10.16.2013
    Date Posted: 10.24.2013 22:23
    Photo ID: 1039818
    VIRIN: 131016-M-NV693-365
    Resolution: 3456x5184
    Size: 11.44 MB
    Location: AIBANO TRAINING AREA, SHIGA, JP
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    The image shows a joint military training exercise involving soldiers in two distinct camouflage uniforms — MARPAT (US Marine Corps pattern) and a green woodland pattern consistent with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) uniforms. The foreground group appears to be practicing a tactical movement or room-clearing drill within a marked training lane. Observers and additional personnel are visible in the background.
    A tiltrotor aircraft, identifiable as a V-22 Osprey, is hovering or landing in a clearing surrounded by forested hills during heavy rain. The rotor wash is kicking up dust and debris from the ground surface. A single silhouetted figure is running in the foreground, likely a military personnel responding to the aircraft's arrival.
    A soldier in desert MARPAT camouflage uniform is taking a defensive position behind a large fallen log in a dense, vegetated environment. The individual is holding an M4/M16-style assault rifle in a ready position while wearing a combat helmet with a tan cover and face camouflage paint. The setting appears to be a field training exercise in a temperate forested or wetland area.
    The image shows a joint military exercise or operation on a gravel forest road. A soldier in desert/tan MARPAT camouflage (consistent with US Marine Corps uniform) is using a radio on the left, while a formation of soldiers in woodland/green camouflage uniforms with full combat gear, helmets, goggles, and rifles stand in formation. Military vehicles are visible in the background on the right side.

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