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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Kouki Watanabe, commanding officer of the JGSDF 12th Infantry Regiment salute the flags of their respective nations before the formations of U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st MEU, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Service Members with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Oyanohara, Kyushu, Japan, Jan. 18, 2020. The exercise will consist of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined-arms – enhancing the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)
| Date Taken: | 01.18.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 01.18.2020 21:25 |
| Photo ID: | 6030449 |
| VIRIN: | 200118-M-XJ088-1477 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2000 |
| Size: | 3.9 MB |
| Location: | CAMP OYANOHARA, KUMAMOTO, JP |
| Web Views: | 81 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begin Exercise Forest Light Western Army
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