Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 4 tour the Patriot Missiles on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 16, 2016. Soldiers with Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery performed their Patriot Battery Certification training in which they simulated missile defense for the island. The Patriot Air and Missile Defense System is a surface-to-air defense capability designed to detect, target and destroy incoming missiles or aircraft. MACS 4 is part of Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Air Wing. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jessica Collins)

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