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Navy Lt. Tighe Marrone, flight surgeon for Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, jumps to block a shot against a player from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force basketball team during the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2016. The JASDF hosted the Marines in a game of basketball where they continued to build upon good relations through friendly competition. The ATR is an effort to increase operational readiness between the Marine Corps and the JASDF and reduce noise concerns of aviation training on local communities by disseminating training location
Navy Lt. Tighe Marrone, flight surgeon for Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, jumps to block a shot against a player from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force basketball team during the Aviation Training Relocation Program at Chitose Air Base, Japan, Dec. 15, 2016. The JASDF hosted the Marines in a game of basketball where they continued to build upon good relations through friendly competition. The ATR is an effort to increase operational readiness between the Marine Corps and the JASDF and reduce noise concerns of aviation training on local communities by disseminating training locations throughout Japan. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joseph Abrego)
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Keywords: basketball, chitose, community, jasdf, relations, vma-542