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III MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Okinawa, Japan

Sep 15, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Heather Born, III Marine Expeditionary Force communication strategy and operations planner, and Master Sgt. Ebony Thomas, detachment communications chief with 7th Communication Battalion, III MEF, walk through the III MEF expeditionary Combat Town, Camp Hansen, Okinawa Japan, Sept. 13, 2025, during the Command Post Exercise portion of Resolute Dragon 25. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the southwest islands, that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel, alongside representatives across the U.S. and Japanese Joint Force, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Wetzel)

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Canon EOS R

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RF70-200mm F4 L IS USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2500

ISO

400

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R

LENS

RF70-200mm F4 L IS USM

APERTURE

71/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/2500

ISO

400

 
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