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Video by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson
U.S. Marines and Airmen Execute a Parachute Operations with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
3d Marine Division
May 15, 2025 | 3:38
U.S. Marines with 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division, U.S. Airmen, and Japan Ground Self-Defense service members jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during the Yokota Friendship Festival on Yokota Air Base, Yokota, Japan, May 16, 2025. The festival is a long-standing tradition in the spirit of fostering a stronger bond between the U.S. base and the local community. Parachute operations allow 3d Recon Marines and Allied forces to build proficiency in insertion methods including static line and military free fall while integrating with joint special operations forces in the First Island Chain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Kendrick Jackson)
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