U.S. Marines with 2d
Battalion, 8th Marines conduct bilateral force-on-force
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 15, 2021