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    2/8 and JGSDF Conduct Live-Fire Defense [Image 16 of 20]

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    2/8 and JGSDF Conduct Live-Fire Defense

    IWATE, JAPAN

    12.10.2021

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon 

    3d Marine Division     

    U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Miguel Arcos, a mortarman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines loads a M252 81mm mortar system with the 39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), during live-fire defense training during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Arcos is a native of Savannah, Georgia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

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    Date Taken: 12.10.2021
    Date Posted: 12.12.2021 02:41
    Photo ID: 6974985
    VIRIN: 211210-M-CG913-0162
    Resolution: 3258x4887
    Size: 576.63 KB
    Location: IWATE, JP
    Hometown: SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, US

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