Col Yuichiro Endo (right) and Lt. Col. Neil Berry, with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 30th Infantry Regiment and 3d Battalion, 8th Marines, respectively, exchange plaques during the closing ceremony to mark the end of exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 18, 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: | 12.18.2020 |
Date Posted: | 12.18.2020 02:29 |
Photo ID: | 6461822 |
VIRIN: | 201218-M-CG913-1081 |
Resolution: | 3363x2366 |
Size: | 5.62 MB |
Location: | NIIGATA, JP |
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