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Video by Lance Cpl. Brian Long
Active Shield 2023: U.S. Marines respond to Explosive Ordnance threat on MCAS Iwakuni Air Station.
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Oct. 27, 2023 | 1:06
U.S. Marines with explosive ordnance disposal, Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni identify a simulated suspicious package during exercise Active Shield 23 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2023. Active Shield is an annual exercise designed to test and improve the air station’s response during base defense operations of MCAS Iwakuni and other installations in the region to sustain military operations and support the U.S. Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brian Long)
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