U.S. Marines operate a Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) during the Artillery Relocation Training Program (ARTP) 24.4 at Hijudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, on February 26.
ARTP is an annual training exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S. Japan alliances as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. The skills developed at ARTP increase the proficiency and readiness of the only permanently forward-deployed artillery unit in the Marine Corps, enabling them to provide indirect fires.
The Marines are with 12th Littoral Logistics Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division (U.S. Marine Corps photos by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn).
