U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathaniel LaPrade, a logistics specialist with 12th Logistics Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, prepares for a lift with an MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during an external lift exercise in support of Iron Fist 25, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 20, 2025. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force, ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. LaPrade is a native of Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Raul Sotovilla)
Date Taken: | 02.20.2025 |
Date Posted: | 03.04.2025 21:07 |
Photo ID: | 8898400 |
VIRIN: | 250220-M-EC903-1557 |
Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
Size: | 32.81 MB |
Location: | CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, JP |
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