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OKINAWA, Japan (May 11, 2022) A Navy corpsman assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, applies a tourniquet on a simulated casualty during a counter assault exercise in Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine Division’s ability to seize and defend key maritime terrain, such as islands or coastal areas, and conduct Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations in the western Pacific. 3/2 is deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Micha Pierce)

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Photo by: Sgt. Micha Pierce |  VIRIN: 220512-M-MH051-1109.JPG