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U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jack Kemppainen, a transmissions chief with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division reads a promotion warrant while conducting a promotion ceremony during exercise Resolute Dragon 24 at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 1, 2024. Cpl. Lee is the first Marine to be promoted into the noncommissioned officer ranks on JGSDF Camp Ishigaki. Lee’s responsibilities as a corporal in his military occupational specialty range from ensuring the technical and tactical proficiency of his subordinates to the management of more than $600,000 worth of communications gear. RD 24 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. Kemppainen is a native of Montana. Lee is a native of Alaska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alyssa Chuluda)
| Date Taken: | 07.31.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2024 05:25 |
| Photo ID: | 8567850 |
| VIRIN: | 240801-M-VR873-2046 |
| Resolution: | 1920x1280 |
| Size: | 359.11 KB |
| Location: | JGSDF CAMP ISHIGAKI, OKINAWA, JP |
| Web Views: | 34 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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