Marine Corps LCpl. Mark Ruark, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, rides in an MV-22B Osprey during Keen Sword 23, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 18, 2022. Keen Sword is a biennial training event that exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between 3d Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force and the JGSDF. This bilateral field-training exercise between the military and the JGSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the alliance. Ruark is a native of Sparta, MI.

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Keywords: 3dmardiv, bilateral, keensword, keensword23, ks23