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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Manuel Alvarado ()

Photo caption:

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matthew R. Aleman with III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group (MIG) carries the unit guidon during a three-mile conditioning hike Oct. 15, 2021 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Realistic training serves to condition and acclimate Marines to the intense tropical weather common in the Indo-Pacific region in which III MIG operates. III MIG functions as the vanguard of III MEF, operating in the Indo-Pacific region’s information environment, and supports Marine Air-Ground Task Force operations with communications, intelligence, and supporting arms liaison capabilities.

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