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Video by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox

JGSDF's 30th Infantry Regiment, 3/8 prepare for Forest Light

3d Marine Division

Dec. 6, 2020 | 3:05

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines and troops from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Self-Defense Force, prepare for exercise Forest Light 21 by discussing and establishing health protective measures, as well as reviewing the plans for the training in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 4th and 6th, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. 3/8 is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific with 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marines Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Willcox)