Sgt. Nicholas Attikai observes the landing zone at Camp Soumagahara, Japan, March 9, 2017 as part of Forest Light 17-1. Forest Light is a routine, semi-annual exercise conducted by and Japanese forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and combined capabilities in defense of the Japanese alliance. Attikai is a tiltrotor crew chief from Tonalea, Arizona with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing.

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