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Japan Self Defense Force members tour a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing currently assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit during exercise Forest Light Western Army at Camp Takayubaru, Kumamoto, Japan, Jan. 21, 2020. The exercise consists of field training events including basic infantry skills, vertical assaults integrated with MV-22B Osprey flight operations, and combined-arms – enhancing the collective defense capabilities of the U.S.-Japanese alliance. 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 premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ethan M. LeBlanc)

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marine okinawa 12 th infantry regiment iii marine expeditionary force meu 5th marine regiment 31st meu ace rifleman 31st marine expeditionary unit combat logistics battalion 31 logistics combat element 8th division 5th marines marine expeditionary unit 1st battalion ch 53 e super stallion helicopter battalion landing team aviation combat element clb 31 ready magtf marine air ground task force command element lethal gce ground combat element kumamoto western army japan ground self defense force partnered f 35 b lightning ii vmfa 121 kyushu exercise forest light mv 22 b osprey tiltrotor aircraft ah 1 z viper helicopter marine fighter attack squadron 121 blt 1 5 indo pacific i maw marine medium tiltrotor squadron 265 reinforced i marine aircraft wing japan self defence force uh 1 yh venom helicopter strike from the sea lance cpl ethan leblanc camp takayubaru u s marines japan ground self defense force hold a static display during exercise forest light western army dvids high resolution us marine corps us marine corps in japan