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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Jun 3, 2016

Lance Cpl. Abraham U. Aaron (Left) and Lance Cpl. Noah A. Bigbee (Right) obtain their room keys and check in weapons as part of checking in on USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) with Task Force Koa Moana on May 27, 2016 in Darwin, Australia. The task force is scheduled to participate in multiple exercises with countries such as Fiji, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste to improve interoperability and relations. Aaron, from Grand Ronde, Oregon, is an infantryman originally assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force. Bigbee, from Farmington, Minnesota, is an infantryman originally assigned to Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st MarDiv, I MEF. Both Marines are now assigned to Task Force Koa Moana for the deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Hester/ Released)

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