U.S. Marines, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Conduct Vertical Assault training during Exercise Forest Light Western Army [Image 2 of 13]

CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JAPAN

01.28.2020

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan LeBlanc 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ryan Costa, an MV-22B Osprey crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, reviews the flight plan and saftey procedures with U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Hong, Officer in Charge of GeoInt Com with the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center, and a member of the Japan Self Defense Force prior to boarding an MV-22B Osprey during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 28, 2020. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps' only continuously 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. The exercise will consist of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined-arms – enhancing the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2020
• Date Posted: 01.28.2020 23:56
• Photo ID: 6049858
• VIRIN: 200128-M-XJ088-1080
• Resolution: 3000x2000
• Size: 3.46 MB
• Location: CAMP TAKAYUBARU, KUMAMOTO, JP