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

CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

01.21.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan LeBlanc 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Mark A. Stefanski, an MV-22B Osprey pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks with a crowd of the local Japanese public attending a static display held during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 21, 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: 01.21.2020
• Date Posted: 01.21.2020 14:23
• Photo ID: 6033158
• VIRIN: 200121-M-XJ088-1894
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 3.01 MB
• Location: CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JP