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A group of nearly a dozen people wearing camouflage military uniforms and carrying weapons walk briskly past each other with woods behind them.

On the Move

Marines assigned to the 12th Littoral Combat Team, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, execute emplacement drills on a machine gun range in preparation for Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sept. 9, 2025. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise that strengthens the command, control and multidomain maneuver capabilities of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain.

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