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Photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock
251028-M-BU985-1039.JPG Photo By: Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock

Nov 17, 2025
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan - U.S. Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (HHS), Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 13th Brigade, Middle army, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members with Fleet Air Wing 31, pose for a group photo during the closing ceremony for exercise Active Shield 26 at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 28, 2025. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise hosted by MCAS Iwakuni that strengthens interoperability between U.S. and Japanese forces and enhances the defense capability of USINDOPACOM. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Lance Cpl. Rylan Adcock)


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