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Marines with Course 205-19 Endure and Complete the Grueling 3-week MAI Course

Aspiring Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructors conduct aquatic workouts Aug. 21, 2019 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. This workout enables students to become confident in an unordinary of exercises.
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Putting the "High Mobility" in High Mobility Artillery Rocket System

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, drive a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System onto a U.S. Navy landing craft, utility assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) as part of a simulated amphibious raid, at Kin Blue, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 14, 2019. 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.
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Boxer Amphibious Ready Group Arrives in 7th Fleet

In this file photo, amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) and amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) transits the Strait of Hormuz. Boxer is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit and is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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U.S. Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, and Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to fire an M777 Howitzer during the Artillery Relocation Training Program in Ojojihara, Japan, July 30, 2019. ARTP is an exercise in Japan that provides artillery Marines an opportunity to train and enhance their capabilities. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christine Phelps)
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Wasp Amphibious Ready Group ends Talisman Sabre with Australia Port Visits

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) arrives in Cairns, Australia for a scheduled port visit. Green Bay, part of the Wasp Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, participated in Talisman Sabre 2019 off the coast of Northern Australia. A bilateral, biennial event, Talisman Sabre is designed to improve U.S. and Australian combat training, readiness and interoperability through realistic, relevant training necessary to maintain regional security, peace and stability.
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Combat Logistics Regiment-37 Marines Employ Machine Guns While Strengthening Communication Skills

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs 190624-M-PQ275-0004 OKINAWA, Japan (June 24, 2019) - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bryan Mata, left, instructs Marines during a machine gun range on Range 7, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. During the range, Marines with Communications Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, trained to improve field communications skills while employing M249 light machine guns, M240B medium machine guns and .50 caliber machine guns. Mata, a native of Kearns, Utah, is a weapons instructor with Tactical Readiness and Training Platoon, CLR-37, 3rd MLG.
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3rd Transportation Support Battalion Marines Train with the Joint Precision Air Drop System

U.S. Marine Corps air delivery specialists prepare to board an MV-22 Osprey for an air delivery exercise June 6, 2019 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Air delivery specialists with Air Delivery Platoon, Landing Support Company, 3rd Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, employed the Joint Precision Airdrop System to enhance mission readiness by providing hands-on rehearsals. The JPADS is an autonomous system designed to provide accurate delivery of cargo and supplies to ground component forces.
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Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium

Admiral Phil Davidson, commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, speaks to the attendees of the fifth iteration of the Pacific Amphibious Leaders Symposium (PALS) in Honolulu, June 4, 2019. PALS brings together senior leaders of allied and partnered militaries spanning the Indo-Pacific with an interest in amphibious operations, with the objective of maintaining and developing regional relationships and having a meaningful dialogue on key aspects of amphibious operations, capability development, crisis response and interoperability.
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U.S. Marines Complete Their Eighth Rotation in Australia

A U.S. Marine with the Ground Combat Element, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), interacts with Australian Army soldiers during the opening ceremony for Exercise Southern Jackaroo, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, May 19, 2019. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise hosted by 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, in conjunction with MRF-D Marines and service members from the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. The exercise will focus on collaborative training in order to exercise interoperability between the U.S. and partnered nations.
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History in the making: “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Visits Japan for First Time

"The President’s Own” United States Marine Band performs at the Yamaguchi Prefectural Culture Hall Sinfonia Iwakuni in Iwakuni City, Japan, May 19, 2019. Nearly 1,200 Japanese locals and Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni residents attended the concert. The centuries-old musical group rarely travels outside of the United States and has never before visited Japan. The last time the band performed internationally was 2001 in Switzerland, making this trip truly historic and unique.
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JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni Take Friendship Day 2019 to New Altitudes

Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment.
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JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni Take Friendship Day 2019 to New Altitudes

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 and Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment.
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Enhancing and Revolutionizing USMC Capability and Readiness in the Pacific

In this file photo, from left to right) Capt. Kent Hendricks, Maj. Gen. Weidley, Mr. Kohei Kawabata, Brig. Gen. Paul Rock Jr. and Lt. Col. Daniel A. Segura cut the ribbon to commemorate the new Landing Helicopter Dock training site Jan. 16, 2019 at Ie Shima Training Facility, Okinawa, Japan. The ceremony was held to recognize the hard work of local and U.S. organizations and the completion of the LHD training site. The two-and-a half-year project consisted of laying high temperature concrete, fiber concrete pavement, and asphalt.
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NAHA, Japan�U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Harry B. Harris Jr. speaks to a crowd during the christening ceremony of Military Sealift Command�s high-speed transport USNS Guam (T-HST 1), April 27. USNS Guam is an aluminum catamaran designed to be fast, flexible and maneuverable, even in austere port conditions, making the vessel ideal for transporting troops and equipment quickly. (Navy photo by Grady T. Fontana/Released)
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U.S., Japanese and Australian Forces Conclude COPE North 2019 with Air Dominance

Aircraft from the United States and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration formation over the Pacific Ocean, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing exercise designed to enhance multilateral air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines, and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian Air Force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise.
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Warthogs Take Over Hawaiian Skies

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 442nd Fighter Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, escort MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 over Hawaii, Feb. 26, 2019. U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment and VMM-268 along with A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft conducted training including a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel scenario and a combat search and rescue scenario.
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Sailors, Marines Visit Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan High School, Malaysia

Sailors assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) and Marines with 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participate in a traditional Malaysian dance with students from the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Inanam High School during a cultural exchange and community service event. Ashland, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is operating in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency.
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DOD Recognizes 50 Years of Security Cooperation

Royal Thai Armed Forces and U.S. Service Members conduct a combined arms live-fire during exercise Cobra Gold 19 at Sukhothai, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 22, 2019. Cobra Gold is one of the largest theater security cooperation exercises in the Indo-Pacific and is an integral part of the U.S. commitment to strengthen engagement in the region. Cobra Gold 19, the 38th iteration of this exercise, emphasizes coordination on civic action, such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, seeking to expand regional cooperation and collaboration in these vital areas.
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Thai-U.S. Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise Concludes Cobra Gold 19

Royal Thai Marines fire the 37 mm anti-aircraft gun during a combined arms live-fire exercise as part of Cobra Gold 19 at Ban Chan Krem, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 20, 2019. Cobra Gold demonstrates the commitment of the Kingdom of Thailand and the United States to our long-standing alliance, promotes regional partnerships and advances security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Service Members Shred Japan’s Slopes during Weekend Liberty

U.S. service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and local Japanese residents ski and snowboard at Mizuho Highland Mountain and Snow Resort, Shimane Prefecture, Japan, Feb. 2, 2019. U.S. service members from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni visited the resort during weekend liberty with the Iwakuni Single Marine Program.
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