A Marine with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 and a member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force communicate during exercise Keen Sword 23 at Kumamoto airport, Kumamoto, Japan, Nov. 9, 2022. Keen Sword exercises the combined capabilities and lethality developed between the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF). This bilateral field-training exercise between the military and JSDF strengthens interoperability and combat readiness of the Alliance.

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