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    III MEF Commanding General Tours Camp Kengun | Yama Sakura 91 [Image 1 of 20]

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    Two U.S. Marines in MARPAT digital camouflage uniforms are engaged in a face-to-face conversation in what appears to be a military operations or briefing room. The Marine facing the camera displays rank insignia consistent with a general officer (two stars visible on collar) and a 'U.S. MARINES' chest tape. The background shows additional personnel working at tables with documents and charts posted on walls.

    CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

    09.05.2026

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Ricker 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with Col. Joshua Bringhurst, deputy assistant chief of staff for III Marine Expeditionary Force, during Exercise Yama Sakura 91 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Kengun, Kumamoto, Japan, Sept. 6, 2026. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific Operation Pathways, Yama Sakura 91 is the largest and most complex forward U.S. Army, Marine Corps. Australian and Japan Command Post exercise to date. Participants from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 11th Airborne Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard in a Joint environment. The goal of the exercise is to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness between the U.S.-Japan alliance to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by SSgt. Jackson Ricker)

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    Date Taken: 09.05.2026
    Date Posted: 09.07.2026 02:12
    Photo ID: 9916186
    VIRIN: 260906-M-BH827-1010
    Resolution: 5472x3648
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    Location: CAMP KENGUN, KUMAMOTO, JP
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    A U.S. Marine Corps officer in the foreground wearing MARPAT digital camouflage uniform with 'MARINES' tape and what appears to be general officer rank insignia (stars) on the collar. He is in what appears to be a command operations center or briefing room with illuminated screens visible in the background. At least two other military personnel are partially visible flanking him.
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