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Photos by Cpl. Calah Thompson
231024-M-DL962-3774.JPG Photo By: Cpl. Calah Thompson

Nov 1, 2023
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps military police officers with the Provost Marshal’s Office, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, secure an M2 machine gun with sandbags during Exercise Active Shield 23 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 24, 2023. Active Shield is an annual exercise designed to test and improve the air station’s response during base defense operations of MCAS Iwakuni and other installations in the region to sustain military operations and support the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps Photos by Cpl. Calah Thompson)


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