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    U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begin Exercise Forest Light Western Army

    KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

    01.20.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan LeBlanc 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Members of the Japan Self Defense Force conduct routine maintenance on a CH-47 helicopter during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 20, 2020. The exercise consists 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)

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    Date Taken: 01.20.2020
    Date Posted: 01.24.2020 20:11
    Photo ID: 6031646
    VIRIN: 200120-M-XJ088-1015
    Resolution: 1600x2400
    Size: 2.55 MB
    Location: KUMAMOTO, JP

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