Making Waves [Image 16 of 16]

NUMAZU, SHIZUOKA, JAPAN

03.09.2022

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Alarcon 

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

A U.S. Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) secures a landing mat for the arrival of a landing craft, utility (LCU) with the USS Ashland (LSD-48) on Numazu Beach, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Mar. 9, 2022. Distinguished visitors and Japanese media were invited to Numazu Beach to demonstrate how the Marine Corps works in conjunction with the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF). Maritime Defense Exercise Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (MDX-ARDB) is a bilateral exercise meant to increase interoperability and strengthen ties between U.S. and Japanese forces for the defense of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cesar Ronaldo Alarcon)

• Date Taken: 03.09.2022
• Date Posted: 03.10.2022 18:45
• Photo ID: 7086045
• VIRIN: 220309-M-WN068-1018
• Resolution: 5500x3094
• Size: 9.43 MB
• Location: NUMAZU, SHIZUOKA, JP