Marines assigned India Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, forward deployed to the 3rd Marine Division, board a British MK3 Merlin Helicopter on the flight deck of the French ship, BPC Mistral, May 16, 2017. Marines and Sailors have joined the amphibious forces of Japan, France, and the United Kingdom to execute Jeanne D’ Arc. The annual French-led exercise aimed to strengthen strategic partnerships and exercising freedom of navigation operations across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. David A. Diggs)

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