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Video by Pfc. Saul Hernandez

Headline/Title: MWSS-171 demonstrate ADR to JSDF during Keen Sword 25

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Oct. 30, 2024 | 2:01

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, U.S. Sailors with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 13th Brigade, Middle Army, practice airfield damage and repair (ADR) capabilities during exercise Keen Sword 25 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The purpose of the ADR was to improve the interoperability of the bilateral force in expeditious airfield and runway repair in forward-deployed, combat environments. Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Saul Hernandez)