U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Grande, a mortarman

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Nathan Grande, a mortarman with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment provides security during a M224 60mm Lightweight mortar demonstration during exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 13, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)