JMSDF, MCAS Iwakuni take Friendship Day 2019 to new altitudes - Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni has held a single-day air show designed to foster positive relationships and offer an exciting experience that displays the communal support between the U.S. and Japan. The air show encompassed various U.S. and Japanese static display aircraft, aerial performances, food and entertainment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Timothy Valero)

Artillerymen with Combined Arms Company Artillery Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment load an M777A2 Howitzer during a week-long training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11-15. The newly formed unit made up of Marines from Bravo and Charlie Batteries, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment tested their teamwork and versatility during the exercise, which is part of their preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of the Black Sea Rotational Force based in Romania. - Artillerymen with Combined Arms Company Artillery Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment load an M777A2 Howitzer during a week-long training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, May 11-15. The newly formed unit made up of Marines from Bravo and Charlie Batteries, 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment tested their teamwork and versatility during the exercise, which is part of their preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of the Black Sea Rotational Force based in Romania.

Infantrymen with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and artillerymen with Echo Battery, 2/6, prepare to begin the live-fire portion of their non-lethal weapons training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2015. The Marines participated in a two-week NLW course that teaches various riot-control methods. - Infantrymen with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, and artillerymen with Echo Battery, 2/6, prepare to begin the live-fire portion of their non-lethal weapons training aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 25, 2015. The Marines participated in a two-week NLW course that teaches various riot-control methods.