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    JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE SHIP ISE, AT SEA, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    11.12.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Matt Myers 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Lt. Gen. Koichiro Bansho prepares to embark on an MV-22B Osprey and return to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Nov. 12 aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Ise. This marks the first time the Osprey landed aboard a JMSDF ship in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the first time that Bansho has flown on an Osprey. Bansho is the commanding general of the Western Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces. The Osprey is with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

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    Date Taken: 11.12.2013
    Date Posted: 11.12.2013 07:35
    Photo ID: 1050665
    VIRIN: 131112-M-ZZ000-014
    Resolution: 5616x3744
    Size: 3.65 MB
    Location: JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE SHIP ISE, AT SEA, OKINAWA, JP

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