U.S. Marines depart for Keen Sword 23 on CH-47J helicopter [Image 10 of 11]

NAHA, OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

11.11.2022

Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade 

3rd Marine Division     

U.S. Marines with 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, take off in a Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47JA helicopter in support of Keen Sword 23, on Okinawa, Japan, Nov 11, 2022. U.S. Marines flew to Yonaguni, Japan to participate in Bilateral Ground Tactical Coordination Center operations in support of Keen Sword 23. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self-Defense Force. This bilateral field-training exercise between the U.S. military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jennifer Andrade)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2022
• Date Posted: 11.13.2022 18:00
• Photo ID: 7510534
• VIRIN: 221111-M-MN384-0228
• Resolution: 4603x3069
• Size: 1.21 MB
• Location: NAHA, OKINAWA, OKINAWA, JP