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    JGSDF 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Open Exercise Forest Light [Image 13 of 16]

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    JGSDF 30th Infantry Regiment, U.S. 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines Open Exercise Forest Light

    NIIGATA, JAPAN

    12.07.2020

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Self-Defense Force, bear their national colors and the Marine Corps Flag as part of the opening ceremony to initiate exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 7, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. 3/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marines Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

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    Date Taken: 12.07.2020
    Date Posted: 12.07.2020 19:18
    Photo ID: 6446437
    VIRIN: 201207-M-QU139-237
    Resolution: 1346x1080
    Size: 981.47 KB
    Location: NIIGATA, JP

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