U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Hold a Static Display during Exercise Forest Light Western Army [Image 21 of 25]

CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

01.21.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan LeBlanc 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

1st Lt. Kevin E. Kelley III, a Logistics Officer with 3rd Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, speaks with a Japanese community member about the MV-22B Osprey while attending a static display during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 21, 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)

• Date Taken: 01.21.2020
• Date Posted: 01.21.2020 14:54
• Photo ID: 6033150
• VIRIN: 200121-M-XJ088-1819
• Resolution: 1600x2400
• Size: 2.04 MB
• Location: CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JP