U.S. Marines with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, rehearse and execute a squad attack live-fire range during Artillery Relocation Training Program 25.3 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26, 2025. ARTP, established by the 1997 Special Action Committee in Okinawa, relocates live-fire artillery training from Okinawa to mainland Japan to maintain readiness and stabilize U.S. Forces’ basing, enhancing regional security across Japan and the Indo-Pacific. This training boosts the capabilities and readiness of the Marine Corps’ only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit, enabling accurate indirect fire support. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl....
CAMP HANSEN, Okinawa, Japan – From the birth of the United States Navy on October 13, 1775, and the birth of the U.S. Marine Corps on November 10, 1775, command and control (C2) has been the foundation of power. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) continue this heritage by enabling III MEF to fight and win in the Indo-Pacific.
