Marine Corps Col. Michael P. Wylie, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade chief of staff and Col. Wade H. Nordberg, operations officer, 3D MEB stand at ease while Maj. Gen. Takanori Hirata, commanding general, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, virtually addresses them during an award ceremony at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, July 7, 2021. During the ceremony three Marines and a sailor with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade received the medal for their hard work in cooperation with the ARDB.

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