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Sep 25, 2025

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Major General Yoshitomo Hashizume, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, Middle Army, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps Col. Kenneth Rossman, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during a meeting at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 19, 2025. JGSDF Major General Hashizume and JGSDF members visited MCAS Iwakuni to gain a greater understanding of the bases’ defenses to better support MCAS Iwakuni in advance of Exercise Active Shield 26. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ella Cadby)

CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

32/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/80

ISO

640

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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CAMERA

Canon EOS R5

LENS

RF70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM

APERTURE

32/10

SHUTTERSPEED

1/80

ISO

640