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Video by Cpl. Anna Geier
RD24 | III MEF, JSDF Begin Exercise Resolute Dragon on Hijudai
3d Marine Division
July 28, 2024 | 15:07
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Peter B. Eltringham, commanding officer of 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Aoki Shinichi, commander of 8th Division, Western Army, give remarks to service members during an opening ceremony for exercise Resolute Dragon 24 at JGSDF Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2024. RD 24 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Anna Geier)
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