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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Fico, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, assists in establishing an observation post during an exercise near Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2021. - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jonathan Fico, a fire support Marine with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, assists in establishing an observation post during an exercise near Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 21, 2021. The training allowed 15th Brigade forces to study tactical communication, maneuver and fires increasing interoperability between the two countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brienna Tuck)

Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. - Col. Brian M. Howlett (right), commanding officer, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, and Sgt. Maj. Mario P. Fields, sergeant major of III MIG, case the III MEF Headquarters Group colors during the III MIG re-designation ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan Sept. 8, 2017. III MHG was re-designated in a ceremony as III MIG, highlighting the beginning of a new era of modern Marine Corps information warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tiffany Edwards)

U.S. Marines lead a foot patrol Dec. 9 during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. 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 Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. - U.S. Marines lead a foot patrol Dec. 9 during Forest Light 15-1 at the Oyanohara Training Area in Yamato, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. 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 Marines are with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, currently attached to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program.