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U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter hide sites at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Jan. 26, 2022. The Marines Corps, Army, and Air Force conducted joint reconnaissance operations to prepare the battlespace for follow-on actions. The training, conducted concurrently with Keen Edge 22, demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division reconnoiter hide sites at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Jan. 26, 2022. The Marines Corps, Army, and Air Force conducted joint reconnaissance operations to prepare the battlespace for follow-on actions. The training, conducted concurrently with Keen Edge 22, demonstrates the joint force’s ability to integrate command and control, expand battlefield awareness, and conduct long-range precision strikes as an enduring, stand-in-force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 utilize a CH-53E to externally lift an M777 Howitzer on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2022. 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and HMH-463 executed the operation in order to increase battlefield proficiency and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 utilize a CH-53E to externally lift an M777 Howitzer on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Jan. 13, 2022. 1st Battalion, 12th Marines and HMH-463 executed the operation in order to increase battlefield proficiency and combat readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson)

Photo by Cpl. Jacob Wilson

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Stone with India Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conducts a company hike at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 18, 2022. The hike acclimated 3/3 to the climate and increased their combat lethality in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Justin Stone with India Company, 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conducts a company hike at Mountain Warfare Training Center, Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 18, 2022. The hike acclimated 3/3 to the climate and increased their combat lethality in cold weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Patrick King)

Photo by Cpl. Patrick King

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division conduct the endurance course during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division conduct the endurance course during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 7, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-defense Force provides security after being inserted into a landing zone from an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during Resolute Dragon 21, on Ojojihara Proving Grounds, Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific in support of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

A soldier with the Japan Ground Self-defense Force provides security after being inserted into a landing zone from an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing during Resolute Dragon 21, on Ojojihara Proving Grounds, Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/7 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific in support of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Jimenez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Diana Jimenez

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Theo Pilette, an anti-tank missile gunner with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts the live-fire phase of the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Pilette is a native of Grafton, Vermont. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Theo Pilette, an anti-tank missile gunner with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, conducts the live-fire phase of the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Pilette is a native of Grafton, Vermont. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alec Burris, a light armored vehicle crewman with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, conducts the 1400-meter swim event during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Burris is a native of Anchorage, Alaska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Alec Burris, a light armored vehicle crewman with 3d Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, conducts the 1400-meter swim event during the 3d Marine Division Squad Competition on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 3, 2022. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Burris is a native of Anchorage, Alaska. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines scans for threats while patrolling during Resolute Dragon 21 on Ojojihara Proving Grounds Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific in support of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

A U.S. Marine with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines scans for threats while patrolling during Resolute Dragon 21 on Ojojihara Proving Grounds Dec. 9, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force since 2013 and is the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific in support of 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexzander Boushie, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) chief with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, executes a HIMARS fire mission drill during Resolute Dragon in Camp Hachinohe, Japan on Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Boushie is a native of Prescott, Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox).

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Alexzander Boushie, a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) chief with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, executes a HIMARS fire mission drill during Resolute Dragon in Camp Hachinohe, Japan on Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. Boushie is a native of Prescott, Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox).

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Potochniak, an anti-tank missileman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines conducts live-fire defense training with the 39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Potochniak is a native of Mystic, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Potochniak, an anti-tank missileman with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines conducts live-fire defense training with the 39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. Potochniak is a native of Mystic, Connecticut. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, and soldiers with the 39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), conduct live-fire defense training during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, and soldiers with the 39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), conduct live-fire defense training during Resolute Dragon 21 at Iwate, Japan, Dec. 10, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with HMLA-369 executes live fire during Resolute Dragon 21 on Yausubetsu Training Area Dec. 7, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JSDF in 2021. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper with HMLA-369 executes live fire during Resolute Dragon 21 on Yausubetsu Training Area Dec. 7, 2021. RD21 is the largest bilateral field training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JSDF in 2021. RD21 is designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across multiple domains. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario A. Ramirez)

Photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eriberto Penalozateran, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security during a HIMARS rapid aerial insertion mission at Iwo To, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. Upon landing, Marines swiftly moved to a concealed position and prepared to engage simulated targets. The training demonstrated 3d Marine Division’s ability to quickly deploy long range precision fires capabilities to key maritime terrain across the Indo-Pacific region. Penalozateran a native of Moreno Valley, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Eriberto Penalozateran, a field artillery cannoneer with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, provides security during a HIMARS rapid aerial insertion mission at Iwo To, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. Upon landing, Marines swiftly moved to a concealed position and prepared to engage simulated targets. The training demonstrated 3d Marine Division’s ability to quickly deploy long range precision fires capabilities to key maritime terrain across the Indo-Pacific region. Penalozateran a native of Moreno Valley, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Drew Ikard, a platoon commander with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in Exercise Iron Sky 21.2 on Wake Island, Nov. 5, 2021. Iron Sky demonstrated joint integration and operational mobility with stand-in forces and allowed the Marines to fine-tune expeditionary airfield security operations. Ikard is a native of Carlsbed, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Drew Ikard, a platoon commander with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division, participates in Exercise Iron Sky 21.2 on Wake Island, Nov. 5, 2021. Iron Sky demonstrated joint integration and operational mobility with stand-in forces and allowed the Marines to fine-tune expeditionary airfield security operations. Ikard is a native of Carlsbed, New Mexico. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, move to a firing position during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid aerial insertion mission at Iwo To, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. Upon landing, Marines swiftly moved to a concealed position and prepared to engage simulated targets. The training demonstrated 3d Marine Division’s ability to quickly deploy long range precision fires capabilities to key maritime terrain across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, move to a firing position during a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System rapid aerial insertion mission at Iwo To, Japan, Nov. 1, 2021. Upon landing, Marines swiftly moved to a concealed position and prepared to engage simulated targets. The training demonstrated 3d Marine Division’s ability to quickly deploy long range precision fires capabilities to key maritime terrain across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

U.S. Marine with 2d battalion, 8th Marines, rushes to cover while conducting live-fire attacks during Contested Island Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2021. This exercise demonstrated the Marines’ ability to rapidly execute a wide range of missions and displayed U.S. resolve to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. 2/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfredo Solis)

U.S. Marine with 2d battalion, 8th Marines, rushes to cover while conducting live-fire attacks during Contested Island Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2021. This exercise demonstrated the Marines’ ability to rapidly execute a wide range of missions and displayed U.S. resolve to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. 2/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alfredo Solis)

Photo by Cpl. Alfredo Solis

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, provide security during Fuji Viper 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 23, 2021. During this exercise Marines sharpened critical combined arms skills, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the Pacific. 2/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, provide security during Fuji Viper 22.1 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 23, 2021. During this exercise Marines sharpened critical combined arms skills, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the Pacific. 2/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes)

Photo by Cpl. Jackson Dukes

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division, participate in a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 8, 2021. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. James Bierman to Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division, participate in a change of command ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 8, 2021. The ceremony represented the transfer of responsibility, authority and accountability from Maj. Gen. James Bierman to Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Ujian Gosun

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U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jon-Michael Formway, a team leader with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct combat marksmanship training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 5, 2021. During this exercise Marines sharpened critical combined arms skills, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the world. 2/3 is forward deployed under 4th Marines as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Formway is a native of Lake Forest, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kree Laing)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jon-Michael Formway, a team leader with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct combat marksmanship training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 5, 2021. During this exercise Marines sharpened critical combined arms skills, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the world. 2/3 is forward deployed under 4th Marines as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Formway is a native of Lake Forest, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kree Laing)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Kree Laing

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