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    U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground-Self Defense Force conduct joint light armored vehicle assaults [Image 1 of 5]

    U.S. Marines and the Japanese Ground-Self Defense Force conduct joint light armored vehicle assaults

    HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

    08.13.2017

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Plouffe 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph P. Stolba takes a break after conducting dry fires on the Light Armored Vehicle range in Hokudaien, Japan in support of Northern Viper, Aug. 13th, 2017. Northern Viper is a combined-joint exercise held to enhance regional cooperation between participating nations to collectively deter security threats.
    "I woke up at 0300 and put on boots that had already been soaked, but still looked forward to the training we were about to conduct with the Japan Ground-Self Defense Force. I'm looking forward to continuing to build a relationship with the JGSDF."
    Stolba, from Los Angeles, California, is an infantryman with Dragoons Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Charles Plouffe)

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    Date Taken: 08.13.2017
    Date Posted: 08.13.2017 19:07
    Photo ID: 3668348
    VIRIN: 170813-M-HH765-4404
    Resolution: 5760x3840
    Size: 1.45 MB
    Location: HOKKAIDO, JP

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