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    RD24 | 12th MLR Promotes Lance Cpl. Lee to Noncommissioned Officer Ranks on JGSDF Camp Ishigaki [Image 6 of 18]

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    RD24 | 12th MLR Promotes Lance Cpl. Lee to Noncommissioned Officer Ranks on JGSDF Camp Ishigaki

    JGSDF CAMP ISHIGAKI, OKINAWA, JAPAN

    07.31.2024

    Photo by Sgt. Alyssa Chuluda 

    3d Marine Division     

    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)

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    Date Taken: 07.31.2024
    Date Posted: 08.03.2024 05:24
    Photo ID: 8567856
    VIRIN: 240801-M-VR873-2052
    Resolution: 1920x1280
    Size: 322.42 KB
    Location: JGSDF CAMP ISHIGAKI, OKINAWA, JP

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