Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gerard VanderWaal, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal’s Office director, briefs lessons learned from Exercise Active Shield 2021 to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Yasunori Matsunaga, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2022. Matsunaga visited MCAS Iwakuni with members of his staff and other JGSDF commanders to tour the air station and discuss its commitment to the alliance. Each year, MCAS Iwakuni partners with members of the 13th Brigade during Exercise Active Shield, a


Marine Corps Lt. Col. Gerard VanderWaal, the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Provost Marshal’s Office director, briefs lessons learned from Exercise Active Shield 2021 to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Yasunori Matsunaga, the commanding general of the 13th Brigade, during a visit at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 7, 2022. Matsunaga visited MCAS Iwakuni with members of his staff and other JGSDF commanders to tour the air station and discuss its commitment to the alliance. Each year, MCAS Iwakuni partners with members of the 13th Brigade during Exercise Active Shield, a full-scale base defense scenario.


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