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    HMLA-169, JSDF strengthen bonds through basketball during Resolute Dragon 25 [Image 3 of 6]

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    HMLA-169, JSDF strengthen bonds through basketball during Resolute Dragon 25

    JGSDF CAMP METABARU, SAGA, JAPAN

    09.18.2025

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila 

    1st Marine Aircraft Wing   

    U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Connor G. Mitchell, an AH-1Z attack helicopter pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, goes for a layup during a basketball game against Japan Self-Defense Force members at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Metabaru, Saga, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025 during exercise Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 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. Mitchell is a native of Tennessee. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila)

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    Date Taken: 09.18.2025
    Date Posted: 09.23.2025 08:14
    Photo ID: 9332708
    VIRIN: 250918-M-JH235-1268
    Resolution: 3648x5472
    Size: 2.39 MB
    Location: JGSDF CAMP METABARU, SAGA, JP

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