Marines with 3/8 and JGSDF examine each other’s weaponry [Image 3 of 10]

NIIGATA, JAPAN

12.11.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon 

3rd Marine Division     

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force examine each other’s anti-material weaponry during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan on Dec. 11, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. 3/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

• Date Taken: 12.11.2020
• Date Posted: 12.11.2020 07:46
• Photo ID: 6451518
• VIRIN: 201211-M-CG913-1100
• Resolution: 4597x2105
• Size: 6.56 MB
• Location: NIIGATA, JP