U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3rd Class Tejada Rodriguez, a corpsman with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, trades patches with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force service member while offloading a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System from a JASDF C-130H during Resolute Dragon 25 at Naha Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Rodriguez is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Evelyn Doherty)
Date Taken: | 09.15.2025 |
Date Posted: | 09.22.2025 20:58 |
Photo ID: | 9330349 |
VIRIN: | 250919-M-AG307-1009 |
Resolution: | 4736x3159 |
Size: | 6.35 MB |
Location: | NAHA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, JP |
Web Views: | 23 |
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