Brigadier Gen. Helen Pratt (left), commanding general of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Sergeant Maj. William Grigsby (middle), sergeant major of FHG, MARFORRES, speaks with Maj. Toshinori Ushida (right), a liaison officer with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 4, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train the Navy and Marine Corps in amphibious operations while building and coalition interoperability. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. A

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Brigadier Gen. Helen Pratt (left), commanding general of Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Sergeant Maj. William Grigsby (middle), sergeant major of FHG, MARFORRES, speaks with Maj. Toshinori Ushida (right), a liaison officer with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during Exercise Dawn Blitz 2015, Sept. 4, 2015. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train the Navy and Marine Corps in amphibious operations while building and coalition interoperability. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. April L. Price/Released)

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