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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP S. D. BUTLER, Okinawa, Japan - III Marine Expeditionary Force began Exercise Resolute Dragon 24 with an opening ceremony held at Camp Kengun July 28, 2024. RD 24 will take place across Japan from July 28 – August 7, 2024, to include Chugoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa prefectures.
Resolute Dragon 24 is the fourth iteration of the bilateral exercise hosted by III MEF and the Japan Self-Defense Force and will feature both U.S. and Japan units rehearsing operations to strengthen their command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities.
"Resolute Dragon showcases the longstanding partnership between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self Defense Force," said U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Roger B. Turner, the III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general. "Together, we seamlessly integrate joint multi-domain operations and are ready to respond to crisis at any moment.”
Approximately 3,000 U.S. Marines and Sailors from III MEF will train alongside their counterparts from the Western Army, various units from the Japan Self-Defense Force, and the U.S. Joint Force, to rehearse and strengthen their multi-domain maneuver capabilities and combined arms integration.
Resolute Dragon 24 will include training events such as the deployment of a TPS-80 radar to Yonaguni, bilateral low altitude training with U.S. and Japanese V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, and force-on-force and live-fire training in multiple locations.
“The Marine Corps’ unique amphibious capabilities, paired with the joint and allied force, enable us to persist inside an adversary’s weapon engagement zone and integrate joint sensors and fires,” said Turner. “Alongside our partners and allies, III MEF is ready to fight and win.”
Resolute Dragon 24 strengthens the bilateral operational capabilities and interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps and JSDF with an emphasis on air-ground integration and combined arms live-fire training. III MEF’s coordination and collaboration with the JSDF is a leading effort in both countries’ shared vision of ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.
| Date Taken: | 07.26.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 07.27.2024 20:58 |
| Story ID: | 477070 |
| Location: | JP |
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