Members with the 1st Company, 2nd Platoon of 15th Brigade of the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces, patrol during exercise Guard and Protect on White Beach Naval Base, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 07, 2017. Exercise Guard and Protect is an annual exercise designed to enhance the relationship between Japanese and forces in the Pacific region, as well as to improve the interoperability between the Japan Ground Self Defense Force and the Marine Corps security forces. ( Marine Corps

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