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Air Support: US Marines, JGSDF look to sky for Forest Light’s culminating event

YAMATO,Japan (Dec. 9, 2014) - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members discuss a plan of attack during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise designed to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills. The JGSDF members are with 42nd Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army. 141209-M-GX711-108
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One Shot: Marines, JGSDF complete sniper training

YAMATO, KUMAMOTO, Japan (Dec. 2, 2014) - U.S. Marine Sgt. Joseph Armistead, crouching, instructs Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)Members during sniper stalk lane training in the Oyanohara Training Area. The training is part of Forest Light 15-1, a semi-annual, bilateral exercise consisting of a command post exercise and field training events conducted by elements of III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF to enhance the U.S. and Japan military partnership, solidify regional security agreements and improve individual and unit-level skills. Armistead, from Seymour, Tennessee, is a scout sniper with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF, under the unit deployment program. The JGSDF scout snipers are with 42nd Regiment, 8th Division, Western Army, JGSDF. 141203-M-GX711-105.
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Recon Marines prepare for parachute missions in Pacific

In this photo, Gunnery Sgt. Gabriel Machado, left, Master Sgt. Raul Argumedo, center, and Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Bateman jump in tandem from a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft The Marines jumped from an altitude of 10,000 feet during the high speed training. Machado, from New York, New York, is an air delivery specialist with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Argumedo, from Los Angeles, California, is an air delivery specialist with the battalion. Bateman, from Gaithersburg, Maryland, is a reconnaissance man with the battalion.
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Bravo Battery lights up sky during ARTP 14-2

In this file photo, Marines load a high-explosive round into an M777A2 lightweight 155 mm howitzer during live-fire artillery training Sept. 2 at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area in Hokkaido as part of Artillery Relocation Training Program 14-2. During ARTP 14-2, the Marines focused on improving teamwork and building camaraderie through the execution of constant fire missions. The Marines are with Battery B, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 3rd Battalion, 12th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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21 Nations Participate in Largest Peacekeeping Training Event

SENTUL, Indonesia (Aug. 19, 2014) - U.S. Army Vincent K. Brooks (left), U.S. Army Pacific commanding general, and Indonesia Gen. Moeldoko, Indonesia armed forces commander, inspects troops as part of the opening ceremony that kicked off the largest peacekeeping training event this year at the Indonesia Peace and Security Center. More than 800 participants representing 21 nations are participating in the Global Peace Operations Initiative Capstone Training Event Garuda Canti Dharma 2014 from Aug. 19 to Sept. 1, 2014 in Sentul, Indonesia. Garuda Canti Dharma is an Indonesian National Defense Force training event supported by the U.S. Pacific Command's GPOI Program. 140819-A-IX566-015
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Pacific Partnership Vietnam

, Vietnam (June 6, 2014) - U.S. Navy Capt. Brian Shipman, Pacific Partnership mission commander, answers questions at a press conference on the pier aside JS Kunisaki. Pacific Partnership is in its ninth iteration and is the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparedness mission conducted in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Greg Badger/Released)
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U.S. Air Force – JASDF participate in Bilateral Exchange

U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Airmen practice pre-mission briefs during a U.S. Air Force-JASDF Squadron Level Exchange, Oct. 6, 2017, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The purpose of the event was to exchange practices between U.S. Air Force and JASDF intelligence officers for briefing air crews, and to foster better integration during potential multinational real-world events and exercises.
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Operation Cobra Gold 2013

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 643rd Construction Company, 84th Engineer Battalion pour concrete along with Royal Thai Army Soldiers from the 34th Mobile Development Unit and the Singapore Army Combat Engineer Group for construction at the Ban Wang Hau Krang Elementary School, Phitsanulok province, Kingdom of Thailand, Jan. 24. Exercise Cobra Gold (CG 13) forces conduct engineering and medical civic assistance projects, cooperative health engagement, and other civil-military activities in the Kingdom of Thailand, in order to promote the security interests of the Kingdom of Thailand, U.S. and partner nations, enhance component operational readiness skills and training objectives, increase interoperability with partner nation forces, and serve the basic civic needs of the local population.
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Team Misawa ACE week enhances MCA capabilities

Six U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons sit on the flightline during Agile Combat Employment week at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec. 10, 2020. This training integrated Multi-Capable Airmen concepts, which focuses on teaching skill-sets outside of one’s respective career field. For example, during this training a 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief taught a 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airman how to marshal an F-16 Fighting Falcon.
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USN, ROKN, and JMSDF conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise

In this file photo, an SH-60F Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14, is airborne while the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirishima (DD 174), and the Republic of Korea navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991) participate a trilateral event, June 22, 2012. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is participating in a trilateral exercise to improve interoperability, readiness and the capability to respond quickly to various situations in the region with ships and aircraft from the Republic of Korea Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Forces.
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VAW-115 bids farewell to 44 years of service in Japan

E-2C Hawkeyes assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 "Liberty Bells," perform a formation flight in front of Mount Fuji, May 9, 2017. VAW 115 is one of the nine squadrons assigned to the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan-based Carrier Air Wing Five, which is assigned to USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk operates out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
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U.S.-Japanese Conduct Aerial Integration Training during Forest Light 17-1

A member of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Eastern Army, practices fast roping from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Forest Light 17-1 at Camp Soumagahara on Mar. 9, 2017. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelsey Dornfeld
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Bringing Marines to the fight

Japan - Sgt. Nicholas Attikai observes the landing zone at Camp Soumagahara, Japan, March 9, 2017 as part of Forest Light 17-1. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by U.S. and Japanese forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the U.S.- Japanese alliance. Attikai is a tiltrotor crew chief from Tonalea, Arizona with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.
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