31st MEU Amphibious Boat Operation with Japan Ground Self-Defense Force

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Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) soldiers with the western army and U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 3/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) conduct boat operations as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program (JOEP) at Kin, Okinawa, Japan. Interview by 1st Lt. Ari Shiff , 3rd Platoon Commander, Lima Company, BLT 3/5, 31st MEU. The JGSDF soldiers worked side-by-side with the Marines of Lima Company, BLT 3/5, 31st MEU as part of the JOEP which consists of a wide range of bilateral events focusing on familiarization of large scale amphibious operations.