A CH-47 Chinook flies overhead during the Japanese Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade’s unit-activation ceremony at Camp Ainoura, Japan, April 7, 2018. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit supported the ceremony with a fast rope demonstration from a CH-53E Super Stallion. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/Released)

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