Lt. Gen. Eric M. Smith, Commanding General III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Gen. Koji Yamazaki, Chief of Staff, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, shake hands while posing for a photo during the III MEF Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Camp Butler Officer Club, Okinawa, Japan on Nov. 10, 2018. III MEF is celebrating 243 years since the establishment of the Marine Corps by congress on Nov. 10, 1775.

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