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    A column of military personnel in full combat gear marches across an open grassy field toward tiltrotor aircraft in the background. The soldiers are equipped with rifles, tactical vests, helmets, and backpacks, suggesting a training exercise or operational deployment. Two V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are visible on the ground near a coastal area under clear blue skies.

    IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    08.04.2022

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Lape 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2/5, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, load into MV-22B Ospreys after a helicopter raid exercise on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 04, 2022. The exercise trained Marines on securing an objective, defending it, and creating a forward arming and refueling point. The 31st MEU is operating aboard ships of the Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher R. Lape)

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    Date Taken: 08.04.2022
    Date Posted: 08.08.2022 09:22
    Photo ID: 7358074
    VIRIN: 220804-M-MJ391-1165
    Resolution: 6222x3500
    Size: 2.64 MB
    Location: IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP
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    Downloads: 13

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