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Photo by Staff Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen
250116-M-EL370-1042.JPG Photo By: Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen

Jan 28, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Miguel Rosales, right, the operations chief of the communication strategy and operations department, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and native of California, speaks to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Hajime Nagatomo, left, the chemical sergeant assigned to 13th Nuclear Biological Chemical Defense Unit, 13th Brigade, Middle Army, and Capt. Koki Ichikawa, a training officer assigned to 13th Brigade Headquarters, Middle Army, during Exercise Nankai Rescue at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 16, 2025. Exercise Nankai Rescue 2024 is a full-scale exercise focused on enhancing bilateral coordination between the U.S. and Japan in support of humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Phuchung Nguyen)


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