U.S Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Fleet Air Wing 31, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 13th Brigade, Middle Army joined forces during Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 20, 2025 to 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 the United States Indo-Pacific Command. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Alejandra Vega)
| Date Taken: | 10.27.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.20.2025 19:49 |
| Category: | Newscasts |
| Video ID: | 987133 |
| VIRIN: | 251028-M-FU569-1001 |
| PIN: | 251028 |
| Filename: | DOD_111390745 |
| Length: | 00:01:00 |
| Location: | IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP |
| Downloads: | 4 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 4 |
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