Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Hashizume, the commanding officer of 13th Brigade, Middle Army, gives his closing remarks during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces and enhances the......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, middle left, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, speaks with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 13th Brigade, Middle Army, after the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces and enhances the defense capability of USINDOPACOM.......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Fleet Air Wing 31, stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces and enhances the defense capability of USINDOPACOM. (U.S. Marine......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General Yoshitomo Hashizume, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, gives his closing remarks during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, right, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General Yoshitomo Hashizume, left, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, pose for a photo during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Katasuhi Ohkubu, the commander of Fleet Air Wing 31, gives his closing remarks during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces and enhances the defense......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Donald Dugger | Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | 10.28.2025
U.S Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Fleet Air Wing 31, stand in formation during the closing ceremony for Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between......