U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 2d
Marines, conduct Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan.
During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company
with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of
the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from
another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines.
This exercise was designed to
increase 3d Marine Division’s ability to seize and defend
key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and
conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the
western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d
Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl.
Jackson Dukes May 11, 2022
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