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3d Marine Division

The Fighting Third

Okinawa, Japan
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U.S. Marine Cpl. Pablo Villegas, a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo in front of a HIMARS launcher during a simulated amphibious raid, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 14, 2019. “This [training] helps showcase our unit’s mobility and the mobility of the HIMARS in the Indo-Pacific.” said Villegas. This simulated amphibious raid marks the first time that HIMARS have been inserted by landing craft, utility, demonstrating the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s ability to conduct combined-arms maneuver from amphibious shipping. Villegas is a native of Oceanside, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)
190814-M-IB436-0001.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser

Aug 16, 2019
Okinawa, Japan - U.S. Marine Cpl. Pablo Villegas, a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System operator with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, poses for a photo in front of a HIMARS launcher during a simulated amphibious raid, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 14, 2019. “This [training] helps showcase our unit’s mobility and the mobility of the HIMARS in the Indo-Pacific.” said Villegas. This simulated amphibious raid marks the first time that HIMARS have been inserted by landing craft, utility, demonstrating the Marine Air-Ground Task Force’s ability to conduct combined-arms maneuver from amphibious shipping. Villegas is a native of Oceanside, Calif. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser)


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