CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters sit on the tarmac in preparation for a rapid deployment exercise conducted by 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis using austere, expeditionary bases and established airfields within the Indo-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert)

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