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U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Iwakuni, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and 3rd Marine Logistics Group, worked alongside airmen with 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, 9th Mission Support Group, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, 99th Mission Support Group, 316th Civil Engineer Squadron, 316th Mission Support Group, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, 355th Mission Support Group, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, and 35th Mission Support Group, to participate in Exercise Tanuki Bandit at Draughon Range, Aomori, Japan, June 24-28, 2024. Tanuki Bandit promotes readiness for Explosive Ordnance Disposal members in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force by training them as integrated teams for a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isabella R. Mancini)

U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Iwakuni, Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 171, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, and 3rd Marine Logistics Group, worked alongside airmen with 9th Civil Engineer Squadron, 9th Mission Support Group, 99th Civil Engineer Squadron, 99th Mission Support Group, 316th Civil Engineer Squadron, 316th Mission Support Group, 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, 355th Mission Support Group, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, and 35th Mission Support Group, to participate in Exercise Tanuki Bandit at Draughon Range, Aomori, Japan, June 24-28, 2024. Tanuki Bandit promotes readiness for Explosive Ordnance Disposal members in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force by training them as integrated teams for a variety of scenarios. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Isabella R. Mancini)

Maj. Jack McKinnon speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's safety procedures and standardization during regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. McKinnon is the Safety Director for VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon and Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

Maj. Jack McKinnon speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's safety procedures and standardization during regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. McKinnon is the Safety Director for VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Natalie Dillon and Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

Lt. Col. Richard Rusnok speaks on Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's participation in a regularly scheduled aircraft training relocation at Misawa Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2018. ATR's are designed to increase operational readiness and bilateral interoperability for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The Marine Aircraft Group 12 ATR is a concrete example of the strength of the U.S.- Japan alliance - the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific for more than 50 years. Rusnok is the commanding officer of VMFA-121, MAG-12, 1st MAW. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Alexia Lythos)

For the first time, more than 2,000 U.S. Marines joined with approximately 1,500 service members with the Japan Self-Defense Force to support the first iteration of Exercise Northern Viper 2017, at Misawa Air Base and the island of Hokkaido, Japan, August 10-28, 2017. Northern Viper, an annual joint contingency exercise, tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the JSDF and U.S. Marine Corps forces to work together across a variety of areas including peacekeeping operations, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. This exercise enhances and improves interoperability at the tactical level between the Marines and JSDF to keep the forces formidable and adaptive. NV17 showcases a highly-capable, forward-deployed U.S. military presence positioned with their Japanese partners to directly support the security of the Indo-Asia- Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Andy Martinez)