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    JGSDF joint terminal attack controllers tour HMLA-169 aircraft [Image 2 of 5]

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    JGSDF joint terminal attack controllers tour HMLA-169 aircraft

    MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    09.08.2025

    Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Smolinski 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

    A Japan Self-Defense Force member with Amphibious Raid Deployment Brigade tours a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 8, 2025. The tour was held to foster communication between pilots and joint terminal attack controllers in preparation for the upcoming exercise Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon is an annual, bilateral exercise across Japan that strengthens the command, control and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF’s Western Army with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Smolinski)

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    Date Taken: 09.08.2025
    Date Posted: 09.12.2025 08:40
    Photo ID: 9309369
    VIRIN: 250908-M-XG218-1054
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 9.25 MB
    Location: MCAS FUTENMA, OKINAWA, JP

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