Maj. Gen. Shinichi Aoki, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, greets U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, after completing a week of subject matter expert exchanges at Camp Ainoura, Sasebo, Japan, April 28, 2019. BLT 1/4 is the Ground Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. The weeklong SMEE reinforced the U.S. Marine-JGSDF partnership and commemorated the 1st anniversary of the ARDB. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continually forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Lance Cpl. Cameron Parks/ Released) )
Date Taken: | 04.28.2019 |
Date Posted: | 05.02.2019 00:47 |
Photo ID: | 5311974 |
VIRIN: | 190428-M-XH454-165 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 3.69 MB |
Location: | CAMP AINOURA, NAGASAKI, JP |
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