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By DANIEL BETANCOURT | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 28, 2021 COMBINED ARMS TRAINING CENTER CAMP FUJI, Japan Marines recently put their island-fighting doctrine to the test by coordinating live fire from M777 A2 howitzers with distant orders from Okinawa. Two Marine batteries from Okinawa are wrapping up 10 days in an artillery relocation training program that ends Thursday near Mount Fuji. Their training focuses on honing the expeditionary advanced base operations concept put forward by the Marine Corps in 2018. It calls for Marines to seize island bases within range of an adversary’s weaponry, call in precision long-range fires, then move to a new location. ....
Date Time US, Japan conduct historic airborne operation In the bright Japanese morning sun, stretched across the flightline, more than 500 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members talk, rehearse jump procedures and shimmy parachute packs onto their backs. All the while, U.S. Air Force Airmen prepare 12 C-130J Super Hercules for a surge unlike any other on record. The first day of history in the making for the U.S. and Japan partnership was full of energy, excitement and critical focus. The 374th Airlift Wing supported the JGSDF, 1st Airborne Brigade, for the largest static-line personnel jump and cargo drop between the U.S. and Japan, for exercise Airborne 21, March 9 to 11. ....
Japan, U.S. conduct historic parachute exercise By (0) The largest airborne parachute exercise in the history of the U.S.-Japan military alliance, involving over 500 paratroopers, was conducted this week in Japan. Photo by Yasuo Osakabe/U.S. Air Force March 12 (UPI) An airborne parachute exercise this week in Japan was the largest in the history of the U.S.-Japanese alliance, the U.S. Air Force reported on Friday. Over 500 paratroopers of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force s 1st Airborne Brigade performed a static-line jump from 12 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft of the U.S. Air Force s 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan. ....
101 OKINAWA, JAPAN – On Feb. 17, 2021, Marines and Sailors of 1st Battalion, 2d Marine Regiment (1/2), 2d Marine Division returned from a paradigm shifting deployment in the vast and exotic training areas of Japan. During a year marred by the effects of COVID-19, the battalion successfully deployed to Okinawa, Japan in the Fall of 2020, as part of the Unit Deployment Program (UDP). After arriving in Japan, the battalion adhered to a strict two-week restriction of movement plan. Upon release from isolation, Marines continued to abide by the standard COVID guidelines and other considerations by the host nation, with strict supervision. “We went in with the intent of paying the cost upfront,” said Maj. Dennis Graziosi, operations officer, 1/2. “It hurt that Marines were sitting in tough restrictions, but after the two weeks of restriction we were able to begin training while adhering to protocol. Bottom line is, heavy restrictions allowed us to ....
Richard Venola: September 18, 1958 - February 6, 2021 Richard Venola: September 18, 1958 - February 6, 2021 Former Guns & Ammo Editor Richard Erik Venola passed away on February 6, 2021, in Nye County, Nevada. He was 62. The shooting world his world is much the poorer for it. February 16, 2021 By Payton Miller and Eric R. Poole Venola was born in Glendale, California, in 1958. His father Erik Venola was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, and a soldier stationed in Hawaii who later became a successful service-rifle competitor. Richard Venola enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1976 and traveled the world extensively while documenting the firearms he encountered. His early assignments included Marine Security Guard (MSG) duty at the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan. U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs was assassinated on February 14, 1979, which had a profound effect on ....