Official websites use .mil
Secure .mil websites use HTTPS
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, board a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47JA Chinook with 3rd Squadron, Western Army Helicopter Unit, Western Army Aviation Group, during the field training exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 23 at JGSDF Camp Kengun Vice-Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Oct. 17, 2023. RD 23 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and allied Japan Self-Defense Force personnel. 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, is currently forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Chloe Johnson)