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31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts TRAP exercise in Japan

231206-M-QS704-1056 CAMP HANSEN, Japan (Dec. 6, 2023) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to land during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2023. The TRAP exercise familiarized Marines of BLT 1/1 with one of several 31st MEU standing missions in preparation for future deployment and crisis response. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force in ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan K. Maldonado) DVIDS

3rd Marine Division Commanding General observes security training during Stand-in Force Exercise 24

231206-M-AG307-1459 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan (Dec. 6, 2023) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Bang provides security at a command post with a M240B machine gun during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Dec. 6, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Bang, a native of Cumming, Georgia, is a landing support specialist with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Evelyn Doherty) DVIDS

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conducts Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training aboard USAV Calaboza

231206-M-WE079-1152 WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Japan (Dec. 6, 2023) U.S. Marines with the maritime raid force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, depart from U.S. Army landing craft, USAV Calaboza (LCU 2009) during a visit, board, search, and seizure training at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 6, 2023. VBSS is part of maritime interception operations that aim to delay, disrupt, or destroy enemy forces or supplies in the maritime domain. The 31st MEU, 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 premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Andrews) DVIDS

US Coast Guard Forces Micronesia conducts security boarding of cargo vessel in Guam

231206-G-G0020-1318 PITI, Guam (Dec. 6, 2023) A U.S. Coast Guard Sector Boarding Team, a key component of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, conducts a thorough security boarding of the 380-foot (116-meter) motor vessel Papa Mau, flagged from Antigua Barbuda, at the Port of Guam on Dec. 6, 2023. This general cargo vessel, arriving from Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), was meticulously inspected upon reaching Guam and found to be in full compliance. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Brian Maffucci) DVIDS

1st Marine Aircraft Wing conducts flight operations during Stand-in Force Exercise 24

231205-M-MO098-1323 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan (Dec. 5, 2023) A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 466 conducts flight operations during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle Chan) DVIDS

Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia conducts jungle patrol training with Indonesian Marines during Keris Marine Exercise 2023

231203-M-HA226-1027 SUKABUMI, Indonesia (Dec. 3, 2023) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Jasper McCoubrey, a radio operator, with 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, attached to Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and an Indonesian marine with 4th Marine Infantry Brigade, Pasmar 1, hold security while conducting a patrol during Keris Marine Exercise 2023 at Piabung Training Area in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 3, 2023. Keris MAREX is a bilateral exercise led by the U.S. Marine Corps and the Indonesian Marine Corps, or Korps Marinir, to promote military interoperability and maritime domain awareness capabilities, strengthen relationships, and expand military capabilities among participating forces in the advancement of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Dean Gurule) DVIDS

3rd Marine Division conducts live fire training during Stand-in Force Exercise 24

231205-M-EJ408-1001 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan (Dec. 5, 2023) U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael Bergamo fires an M240B machine gun with blank rounds during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 5, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. Bergamo, a native of Dexter, Michigan, is an antitank missile gunner with 2d Battalion, 2d Marines. 2/2 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Michael Taggart) DVIDS

US Army Pacific, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Australian Army conduct opening ceremony for Yama Sakura 85

231204-A-VC863-1012 SAITAMA, Japan (Dec. 4, 2023) U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Army Soldiers, render a salute during the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 85 in Camp Asaka, Saitama, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023. As a part of U.S. Army Pacific's Operation Pathways, the 43rd iteration of Yama Sakura exercise, YS 85, is the first U.S. Army, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Army command post exercise based in Japan. Participants from the JGSDF and the Australian Army train together with Soldiers of the U.S. Army I Corps, 7th Infantry Division, 11th Airborne Division, U.S. Army Japan, U.S. Army Reserve and U.S. Army National Guard in a Joint environment to strengthen multi-domain and cross-domain interoperability and readiness to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Elijah Magaña) DVIDS

Pacific Air Forces delivers LCLA humanitarian bundles to Palau during Operation Christmas Drop 2023

231203-O-PM645-2364 PALAU (Dec. 3, 2023) (Left to right) U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Demik, Maj. Zach “Badger” Overbey, and Tech. Sgt. James Hurst, 36th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Airmen, sit on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules after completing low-cost, low-altitude (LCLA) bundle drops at the island of Koror, Dec. 3, 2023 during Operation Christmas Drop 2023 (OCS 23). The capabilities employed during OCD are a unique method of delivery suited to the region. Coast Humanitarian Air Drop (CHAD) takes the LCLA capability to the types of environments seen in many places throughout the Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) DVIDS

3rd Marine Division simulates rigging cratering charges during Stand-in Force Exercise 24

231204-M-CG913-1010 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan (Dec. 4, 2023) U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment simulate rigging cratering charges during Stand-in Force Exercise 24 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, Dec. 4, 2023. SIFEX 24 is a division-level exercise involving all elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force focused on strengthening multi-domain awareness, maneuver, and fires across a distributed maritime environment. This exercise serves as a rehearsal for rapidly projecting combat power in defense of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Scott Aubuchon) DVIDS

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