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Photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz
250322-M-RY694-1021.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. David Getz

Apr 2, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - Japanese nationals walk to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ShinMaywa US-2 aircraft with Air Rescue Squadron 71 (ARS-71), Fleet Air Wing 31, during an aerial tour at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March. 22, 2025. The JMSDF invited Japanese nationals interested in joining the service to fly in a US-2 as part of the Japan Self-Defense Force U-32 program, which strives to recruit new service members under the age of 32. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Getz)


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