Marines assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, conduct an amphibious landing during Blue Chromite 18, aboard Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, Nov 3, 2017. Blue Chromite is a exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities based in Okinawa and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)

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