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The USAV Fort McHenry (LCU-2020) docks on the ammunition pier at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 8, 2021. As part of exercise Yama Sakura 81, Marines and Sailors from MCAS Iwakuni conducted logistical support of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade to test offloading and loading capabilities. Yama Sakura 81 is the largest U.S.-Japan bilateral and joint command post exercise, which enables participants to work as dedicated partners in support of the U.S.-Japan security alliance and for continued peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. This year’s exercise commemorates the 40th anniversary of Yama Sakura.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Austin)

The Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Kyle Ellison, and other members of the U.S. Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, observe the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade training during Exercise Yama Sakura 81 and participate in culture-exchange activities aboard Camp Ainoura, Nagasaki, Japan, Dec. 13, 2021. The 3D MEB seeks opportunities to engage with our JGSDF partners and allies, particularly the ARDB, with whom we share similar amphibious capabilities. Yama Sakura is the largest U.S.-Japan bilateral and joint command post exercise which enables participants to work as dedicated partners in support of the Japan-U.S. security alliance and for continued peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Zachary Sarvey)

Members of the local and U.S. communities celebrate the Nago Cherry Blossom Festival Jan. 25, 2020, in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. The two-day festival is held annually on the last Saturday and Sunday of January, and includes food booths, a parade, street dancers and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Kameron Herndon)

Members of the local and U.S. communities celebrate the Nago Cherry Blossom Festival Jan. 25, 2020, in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. The two-day festival is held annually on the last Saturday and Sunday of January, and includes food booths, a parade, street dancers and live performances. (U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by Cpl. Kameron Herndon)

U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade participate in Exercise Yama Sakura 77 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 7-15, 2019. Yama Sakura is a JGSDF and U.S. Army-led, bilateral Command Post Exercise including Marines from 3D MEB, Soldiers from U.S. Army I Corps and 40th Infantry Division, and members from the JGSDF Eastern Army and ARDB. Yama Sakura 77 focuses on the development and refinement of bilateral planning, coordination, and interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Jordan E. Gilbert)

U.S. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade participates in Yama Sakura 75 on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 16, 2018. Yama Sakura focuses on the development and refinement of Japan Self-Defense Force and U.S. military bilateral efforts in the areas of coordination, interoperability, and planning through training.