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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 (HMLA-169), Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) members with 1st Helicopter Brigade load ordnance on each other’s aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 18, 2025. HMLA Marines and JGSDF members loaded ordnance to ensure both forces can better understand each other’s aircraft equipment, strengthen teamwork, and build trust for effective bilateral joint operations 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. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Edison Lobos)
| Date Taken: | 09.18.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.26.2025 02:48 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 978396 |
| VIRIN: | 250918-M-DG788-1002 |
| PIN: | 001002 |
| Filename: | DOD_111322418 |
| Length: | 00:02:45 |
| Location: | IE SHIMA, OKINAWA, JP |
| Downloads: | 10 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 10 |
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