Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Adam Castro, a rifleman assigned to 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conducts Indo-Pacific Warfighting Exercise in the Northern Training Area on Okinawa, Japan, August 31, 2021. This force-on-force exercise demonstrated the ability to seize and defend key-maritime terrain and provided an opportunity to employ techniques to rapidly establish forward arming and refueling points. 2/3 is currently attached to 4th Marines as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Castro is a native of Santa Paula, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)