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Marines

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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Okinawa, Japan

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A Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System takes flight before Resolute Dragon 26 at JGSDF Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, June 18, 2026.

A Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System takes flight before Resolute Dragon 26 at JGSDF Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, June 18, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert Blanks

U.S. Marine Corps engages targets during a short-bay live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 11, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps engages targets during a short-bay live-fire range at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, June 11, 2026.

Photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

A Marine flys a Neros Archer first-person view drone on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 22, 2026.

A Marine flys a Neros Archer first-person view drone on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, May 22, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Haley Munoz

Marines pose for a group photo during Artillery Relocation Training Program 26.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 25, 2026.

Marines pose for a group photo during Artillery Relocation Training Program 26.1 at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 25, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez

Lance Cpl. Jorryn Tutu, an intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems engineer adjusts a satellite during Kaiju Rain 26. May 20, 2026.

Lance Cpl. Jorryn Tutu, an intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance systems engineer adjusts a satellite during Kaiju Rain 26. May 20, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. John Haubeil

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a rocket pod onto a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to conduct live fire missions during a live fire training event at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 20, 2026. HIMARS training at Camp Fuji offers unique advantages, including realistic training terrain, adequate range capacity, and specialized infrastructure necessary to safely and effectively support HIMARS operations. This training validates Camp Fuji’s capability to support long-range fires and reflects our commitment to maintaining readiness and maximizing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez)

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, load a rocket pod onto a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System to conduct live fire missions during a live fire training event at the Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, May 20, 2026. HIMARS training at Camp Fuji offers unique advantages, including realistic training terrain, adequate range capacity, and specialized infrastructure necessary to safely and effectively support HIMARS operations. This training validates Camp Fuji’s capability to support long-range fires and reflects our commitment to maintaining readiness and maximizing deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Skilah Sanchez

U.S. Marine checks bolts on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during routine maintenance at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2026.

U.S. Marine checks bolts on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during routine maintenance at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, May 13, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Ryan Sotodavila

U.S. Marine operates a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System on to a U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Calayan, Cagayan, Philippines, May 2, 2026.

U.S. Marine operates a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System on to a U.S. Army Landing Craft Utility during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Calayan, Cagayan, Philippines, May 2, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowen Miles, a field artillery cannoneer, with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Cagayan North International Airport, Philippines, April 21, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Bowen Miles, a field artillery cannoneer, with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, operates a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Cagayan North International Airport, Philippines, April 21, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, load a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to 733rd Air Mobility Squadron during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, Philippines, April 25, 2026.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, load a Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System onto a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to 733rd Air Mobility Squadron during Exercise Balikatan 2026 at Cagayan North International Airport, Lal-lo, Philippines, April 25, 2026.

Photo by Sgt. Jonathan Beauchamp

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Lu, a native of Indiana and a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conducts a hike during a communication strategy and operations field training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Lucas Lu, a native of Indiana and a combat graphics specialist with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, conducts a hike during a communication strategy and operations field training exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, April 8, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Meshaq Hylton

Republic of Korea Marine Corps tanks fire after rehearsing squad attacks during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 on Suseong-Ri, Pohang, South Korea, April 1, 2026.

Republic of Korea Marine Corps tanks fire after rehearsing squad attacks during the Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.1 on Suseong-Ri, Pohang, South Korea, April 1, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Joaquin Carlos Dela Torre

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Johnson, a machine gunner with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 3, 2026.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Johnson, a machine gunner with 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, fires an M240B machine gun during a Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 3, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Japan, March 24, 2026.

U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, performs a pre-flight inspection on an F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Japan, March 24, 2026.

Photo by Cpl. Cecilia Campbell

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade conduct and facilitate a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing craft, air cushion ship-to-shore landing during exercise Iron Fist 26 in Tanegashima, Japan, March 2, 2026.

U.S. Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members with Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade conduct and facilitate a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force landing craft, air cushion ship-to-shore landing during exercise Iron Fist 26 in Tanegashima, Japan, March 2, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Brigade, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members utilize M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System launchers to execute fire missions during exercise Keen Sword 25 at the JGSDF Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 24, 2024.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment, 17th Brigade, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members utilize M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System launchers to execute fire missions during exercise Keen Sword 25 at the JGSDF Yausubetsu Training Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 24, 2024.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Frye

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, along with U.S. Army Rangers with 75th Ranger Regiment deploy from an KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12 during a simulated raid on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2026.

U.S. Marines with 3rd Landing Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, along with U.S. Army Rangers with 75th Ranger Regiment deploy from an KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12 during a simulated raid on Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 19, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Justin Cledera

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kevin Price, right, a course instructor with Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Division, demonstrates how to use a bag valve mask during a Combat Lifesaver Course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2025.

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Kevin Price, right, a course instructor with Headquarters Company, 3rd Marine Division, demonstrates how to use a bag valve mask during a Combat Lifesaver Course at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 6, 2025.

Photo by Sgt. Jackson Ricker

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off during flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 14-15, 2026.

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off during flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 14-15, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Victor Gurrola

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, fire an M252 81mm mortar during Korea Viper 26.2 at Camp Story, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2026.

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program, fire an M252 81mm mortar during Korea Viper 26.2 at Camp Story, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2026.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Tucker Mocan

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