JAPAN (Dec. 15, 2020) Hospitalman Steven Gardner (right), a corpsman with 3d Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment evacuates the casualty during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personal scenario with the assistance of a soldier from the 30th Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force for exercise Forest Light Eastern Army in mainland Japan, on Dec. 15, 2020. Forest Light is an annual bilateral training exercise that strengthens the interoperability and readiness of the U.S. Marine Corps and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force to deter aggression and defeat any threat. This iteration is focused on seizing and defending key maritime terrain as an integrated force in support of naval operations in the defense of Japan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Levi J. Guerra)