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    3/8 and JGSDF troops exchange patrol and infiltration tactics [Image 15 of 20]

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    3/8 and JGSDF troops exchange patrol and infiltration tactics

    NIIGATA, JAPAN

    12.09.2020

    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 Ground Self-Defense Force, wait in concealment for an ambush during exercise Forest Light 21 in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 9, 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: 12.09.2020
    Date Posted: 12.10.2020 07:34
    Photo ID: 6448188
    VIRIN: 201209-M-QU139-111
    Resolution: 4000x2667
    Size: 9.63 MB
    Location: NIIGATA, JP

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