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Marines from Kaneohe, Hawaii, identify the benefits of forward deployed training unique to Okinawa, Japan. Marines from various infantry battalions deploy to Okinawa on a six-month rotation, conducting various exercises and operations with partner nations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Marines are assigned to 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force.Lance Cpl. Hayden Hansen, rifleman, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Rapid City, South DakotaSgt. Walter Gary, section leader, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, St. Louis, Missouri1st Lt. Justin Hoffman, executive officer, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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