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Neptune Forager | 3d Landing Support Battalion hones mobile command and control capabilities on Ukibaru Island

U.S. Navy Seabees with Underwater Construction Team (UCT) 2, dive from a Marine Corps Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) during exercise Poseidon’s Watchtower off the coast of Ukibaru Island, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2021. Marines with 3d Marine Logistics Group (MLG) and Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 and UCT-2 conducted a reconnaissance of the island to hone their skills in assessing terrain for suitability of supporting maritime operations. NMCB-4 is forward deployed throughout the Indo-Pacific region and United States, ready to support major combat operations, theater security, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. UCT-2 provides a capability to support a Fleet Marine Force amphibious assault, subsequent combat service support ashore, and construction, inspection, repair and maintenance of ocean facilities in support of Navy and Marine Corps operations.

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Marines contend in rifle squad competition

U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division, conduct the table one range during 3d Marine Division Rifle Squad Competition at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 15, 2021. The week-long competition tests jungle survival skills, basic infantry tactics, and excellence in weapons handling. The competition participants are currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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Seabees and Marines Power III MEF and MCIPAC

U.S. Marines with General Facilities (GF) and Navy Construction Electrician 2nd Class Ira Mozee, a native of Saint Lucie, Florida, repair threshold lights on the airfield during on-the-job training with Seabees, on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 3, 2020. When a service ticket is issued, GF Marines shadow Seabees to learn their side of the job. Seabees are trained to build and maintain permanent structures while Marines are trained in expedient construction and maintenance. The training is hands-on, teaching Marines how to build, plumb and power structures to code for long term use.

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Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and Soldiers assigned to the Indonesian Army's 431st Para Raider Infantry Battalion render hand salutes during the playing of the national anthems of the United States and Indonesia during the opening ceremony of the U.S. hosted portion of the 2020 Indonesia Platoon Exchange at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii on Nov. 14, 2020. Throughout the next two weeks, Soldier from both armies will train alongside one another sharing their expertise in tactics to include counter-improvised explosive device training, Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) training and survival training at the 25th Infantry Division's Lightning Academy. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alan Brutus)

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Airmen Learn Contested Coastal Rescue Skills

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dakota Dennis, 55th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator, reloads a gun on an HH-60G Pave Hawk II on the Coronado Islands, California, Nov. 4, 2020. The 55th RQS completed contested maritime training, to include shooting moving targets at low altitudes, to improve weapons tactics in contentious coastal areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn J. Ergish)

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Yokota Airmen Roundup For Training Rodeo

Capt. Jesse Salgado, 374th Force Support Squadron operations officer, left, fastens the hood over the mask for Tech. Sergeant Christopher Smith, 374th Force Support Squadron postmaster during the squadron's war fighting training day at Yokota Air Base, Sept. 28, 2020. The exercise was a testament to all the coordination and hard work the squadron accomplished over the last few months and led to the success of FSS’s first "Ability to Survive and Operate" rodeo in over 5 years.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 22, 2020) Cpl. Clayton A. Phillips, a network administrator with Marine Air Control Group 18 Detachment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and a native of Beech Bluff, Tennessee, tests the connectivity of the Networking On-the-Move Airborne (NOTM-A) communications system during flight operations from the amphibious assault ship, USS America (LHA 6). The NOTM-A provides the mission commander the ability to command and control forces on the ground while flying above the battlefield. America, flagship of Expeditionary Strike Group 7, along with the 31st MEU, is operating in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)

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36th Contingency Response Group Hosts Exercise MACHETE GREEN

Navy Aviation Warfare Systems Operators assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 and Airmen assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group load into a MH-60S Knighthawk during Exercise MACHETE GREEN at North West Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 29, 2020. Exercise MACHETE GREEN was a joint effort between the Navy and the Air Force to enter into a simulated hostile environment and open an active airfield under a short-notice time frame, which includes securing defensive fighting positions, surveying the airfield to ensure operational capabilities, staging essential supplies for lasting success, and withdrawing after mission completion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Michael S. Murphy)

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Yokota CBRN training adapts to pandemic constraints

Students ensure COVID-19 social distancing standards are maintained while listening to instruction during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear training at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2020. Emergency Management specialists train members to quickly respond to any disaster, natural or man-made, whether at home or in deployed environments.

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Army Airborne Task Force Descends into Guam

Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, conduct a Joint Forcible Entry Operation (JFEO) jump into Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, June 30. The paratroopers are part of the Army’s only Pacific airborne brigade with the ability to rapidly deploy worldwide. They are trained to conduct military operations in austere conditions and stay protected in the COVID environment.

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Misawa, Kadena Airmen further Agile Combat Employment Capabilities with FARP Training

U.S. Airmen from the 18th Logistic Readiness Squadron and 1st Special Operations Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuel an F-16 Fighting Falcon during a forward area refueling point training at Misawa Air Base, Japan, June 25, 2020. When a fighter squadron has FARP support, options are vastly increased, as any accessible airfield or island can be used to replenish fighters and send them back to the fight.

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The 39th iteration of Cobra Gold concludes with a combined arms-live fire exercise and closing ceremony

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joseph Green, right, and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Flores, mortarmen with Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fire an 81mm mortar as part of the Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise during Exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Ban Dan Lan Hoi, Kingdom of Thailand, March 6, 2020. Cobra Gold enhances military to military engagement efforts to maintain readiness and increase the capability, capacity, and interoperability of partner nations while simultaneously reinforcing our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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Thai, US Marines Strengthen Bonds for Another Year

A Royal Thai Marine showcases a lizard to U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during jungle survival training at Camp Lotawin, Kingdom of Thailand, March 4, 2020, as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020. Exercise Cobra Gold 20, in its 39th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together multinational forces to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

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CG20: U.S., Thai Military Strengthen Relationships through Coordinated Amphibious Beach Landing

U.S. Marines with Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, alongside Royal Thai Marines conduct an amphibious beach landing as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2020 at Hat Yao Beach, Sattahip, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 28, 2020. Exercise Cobra Gold 20, in its 39th iteration, is designed to advance regional security and ensure effective responses to regional crises by bringing together multinational forces to address shared goals and security commitments in the Indo-Pacific region.

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3rd Marine Division sends rounds down range

3rd Marine Division sends rounds down range

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Esper Discusses New Technologies Designed to Give Warfighters the Advantage

1st Cavalry Division Sustainment begins to load vehicles during rail-load operations at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 30, 2020. The rail-load operations are in preparation of exercise Defender-Europe 20, the deployment of a division-size combat-credible force from the United States to Europe.

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Marines, Sailors Endure Water Survival Advanced Training

U.S. Marines and sailors hold their rifles above water during a water survival advanced (WSA) course Jan. 29, 2020, at Fairchild Pool on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. WSA is the highest swim qualification Marines and sailors can receive before attending the instructor's course.

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Navy's Newest Combat Simulator Trains Its First Ships

Lt. Aaron Van Driessche, a warfare tactics instructor at the Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS), Detachment San Diego, pilots the U.S. Navy�s virtual combat curriculum with Sailors aboard USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) inside the newly launched portable simulator, the On Demand Trainer.

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191217-N-DS883-040 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2019) Military Sealift Command civilian mariners man the lines of a rigid-hull inflatable boat while participating in a man overboard drill aboard the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) during sea trials, Dec. 17, 2019. Frank Cable, forward deployed to the island of Guam, repairs, rearms and reprovisions submarines and surface vessels in the Indo Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Heather C. Wamsley/Released)

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Andersen AFB to host 69th annual Operation Christmas Drop

Loadmasters with the 36th Airlift Squadron out of Yokota Air Base, Japan, watch as the four Low-Cost, Low-Altitude humanitarian assistance bundles they just airdropped parachute down to those in need during Operation Christmas Drop 2019, at Nomwin, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 13, 2019. In its 68th year, OCD is the world’s longest running humanitarian assistance airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to 55 Micronesian islands, impacting approximately 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)

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