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Marine Corps Col. Daniel Shipley, Commander Task Force 79 for Exercise Valiant Shield 16, speaks to participating Marines during a brief at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2016. Shipley also serves as the commanding officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, which is the acting aviation combat element for the exercise and CTF 79 is the Marine Air Ground Task Force from the III Marine Expeditionary Unit. Other elements of MAG-12 deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in order to support this high-level, joint event. As part of a biennial field training exercise, Valiant Shield brings together service members from across U.S. Pacific Command to employ a wide range of capabilities and demonstrate the inherent flexibility of American joint forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006.
160911-M-QA203-0002.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Jessica Quezada

Sep 12, 2016
ANDERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Marine Corps Col. Daniel Shipley, Commander Task Force 79 for Exercise Valiant Shield 16, speaks to participating Marines during a brief at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 11, 2016. Shipley also serves as the commanding officer for Marine Aircraft Group 12, which is the acting aviation combat element for the exercise and CTF 79 is the Marine Air Ground Task Force from the III Marine Expeditionary Unit. Other elements of MAG-12 deployed from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, in order to support this high-level, joint event. As part of a biennial field training exercise, Valiant Shield brings together service members from across U.S. Pacific Command to employ a wide range of capabilities and demonstrate the inherent flexibility of American joint forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006.


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