SIFEX 24 | Force on Force [Image 4 of 9]

COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN

12.05.2023

Photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart  

3rd Marine Division     

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Blake Butler sights in with a command launch unit for a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile while engaging adversary forces during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Butler, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an antitank missile gunner with 2d Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart)

• Date Taken: 12.05.2023
• Date Posted: 12.06.2023 08:04
• Photo ID: 8153795
• VIRIN: 231205-M-EJ408-1006
• Resolution: 1620x1080
• Size: 155.26 KB
• Location: COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, SHIZUOKA, JP
• Hometown: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, US