Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Joshua Smith, senior enlisted advisor with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), wields a Japanese Type 20 service rifle on Camp Takigahara, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, Mar. 15, 2022. The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force hosted a bilateral press conference to answer questions about Maritime Defense Exercise Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (MDX-ARDB). MDX-ARDB is a bilateral exercise meant to increase interoperability and strengthen ties between and Japanese forces for the defense of Japan.

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