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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato ()

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Dakota Patterson, a rifleman, with 3d Battalion, 2d Marines, applies camouflage face paint during Alert Contingency Marine Air-Ground Task Force Exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, June 9, 2022. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as part of a series of integrated no-notice drills to maintain a high state of readiness and demonstrate U.S. resolve to maintain regional security. 3/2 is forward-deployed under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as a part of the Unit Deployment Program.

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