Marine Corps Col. Wade H. Nordberg, operations officer, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, receives the Defense Cooperation Award 2nd class virtually by Maj. Gen. Takanori Hirata, commanding general, Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, 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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