2/8 and JGSDF Bilateral Weapons Exchange [Image 3 of 15]

IWATE, JAPAN

12.09.2021

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon 

3rd Marine Division     

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Douglas Bahrns, commander, 2d Battalion, 8th Marines presents Japan Self-Defense Force soldier Daik Kudo with a challenge coin following a bilateral shooting competition during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

• Date Taken: 12.09.2021
• Date Posted: 12.12.2021 02:47
• Photo ID: 6974954
• VIRIN: 211209-M-CG913-188
• Resolution: 4765x3177
• Size: 1.01 MB
• Location: IWATE, JP