SSgt. Joshua Willson (right), 1-2 all domain effects team, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), work alongside Sgt 1st class Tomoya Tasaki (left), joint force coordinator for the fire support coordination center, Japanese Self Defense Force, relays a fire mission to F-35B Lightning II fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, flying overhead at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2022. The JSDF and Marine Corps both utilize the F-35B Lightning II aircraft allowing for seamless bilateral


SSgt. Joshua Willson (right), 1-2 all domain effects team, with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), work alongside Sgt 1st class Tomoya Tasaki (left), joint force coordinator for the fire support coordination center, Japanese Self Defense Force, relays a fire mission to F-35B Lightning II fighter pilots with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, flying overhead at Combined Arms Training Center (CATC) Camp Fuji, Japan, March 9, 2022. The JSDF and Marine Corps both utilize the F-35B Lightning II aircraft allowing for seamless bilateral use of the platform. Maritime Defense Exercise Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade (MDX-ARDB) is a bilateral exercise meant to increase interoperability and strengthen ties between and Japanese forces for the defense of Japan.


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