Marines with 3d Battalion, 8th Marines, 3d Marine Division, load a CH-53E Super Stallion during Castaway at Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, March 16, 2021. The exercise demonstrated the Marine Corps’ ability to integrate with the joint force to seize and defend key maritime terrain, provide low-signature sustainment, and execute long-range precision fires in support of naval operations.

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