Marines, Airmen Conduct Air Assault - Castaway 21.1
March 11, 2021 - U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 3d
Marine Division, and U.S. Airmen conduct an air assault via MV-22 Ospreys on
Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan as a part of Castaway 21.1.
The exercise demonstrated the Marine
Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize
and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature
sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in
support of naval operations from an expeditionary advanced
base.
