A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Member with the 12th Infantry Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, ignites a smoke screen during a vertical assault and simulated town seizure for exercise Forest Light Western Army at Kirishima Maneuver Field, Kagoshima, Japan, Jan. 29, 2020. The exercise consists of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined-arms, and enhances the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. 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. (Official Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Audrey M. C. Rampton)
Date Taken: | 01.29.2020 |
Date Posted: | 01.31.2020 01:58 |
Photo ID: | 6060124 |
VIRIN: | 200129-M-IP473-1162 |
Resolution: | 5593x3729 |
Size: | 5.03 MB |
Location: | KIRISHIMA MANUVER FIELD, KAGOSHIMA, JP |
Web Views: | 64 |
Downloads: | 12 |
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