U.S. Marines 2d Battalion,
8th Marines conducts live-fire defense training with the
39th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
(JGSDF) during Resolute Dragon 21 (RD21) at Iwate, Japan.
RD21 is the largest bilateral field
training exercise between the U.S. Marine Corps and the
JGSDF since 2013 and the largest ever in Japan. RD21 is
designed to strengthen the defensive capabilities of the
U.S.-Japan Alliance by exercising integrated command and
control, targeting, combined arms, and maneuver across
multiple domains. 2/8 is forward deployed in the
Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl.
Joshua Brittenham December 10, 2021
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