KEEN SWORD 23 | VMM-265 CONDUCTS ON AND OFF DRILLS FOR THE JAPAN GROUND SELF-DEFENSE FORCE [Image 3 of 18]

KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

11.16.2022

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Marty 

1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) with 7th Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Airborne Brigade, prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 during Keen Sword 23 at Camp Ainoura, Japan, Nov. 16, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). 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 Pfc. Justin J. Marty)

• Date Taken: 11.16.2022
• Date Posted: 11.18.2022 19:22
• Photo ID: 7520844
• VIRIN: 221116-M-GV442-1160
• Resolution: 6587x4393
• Size: 14.56 MB
• Location: KUMAMOTO, KUMAMOTO, JP