A Marine and a Japan Self-Defense Force service member holds flags during the opening ceremony for Exercise Forest Light at Sendai training area, Miyagi, Japan, Feb 18, 2018. Forest Light is designed to maintain the readiness of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Forces and Marines and to ensure an effective and proficient partnership. As the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 31st MEU provides a flexible force ready to perform a wide range of military operations.

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