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Oct 22, 2013

Japanese soldiers wait for the command to embark an MV-22B Osprey for the culmination of the comprehensive exercise during Exercise Forest Light 14-01 Oct. 16 at Aibano Training Area, Shiga prefecture, Japan. Forest Light 14-01 marks the first time the Osprey has been used in training over mainland Japan and the first operation in which members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force have worked with the aircraft. The Marines are with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Unit, under the unit deployment program. The soldiers are with the 37th Infantry Regiment, Central Army of the JGSDF. The Ospreys are assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes/Released)

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