MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan (Aug. 24, 2022) The Military Sealift Command high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST-1) prepares to dock at Marine Corps Air Station Awakuni's harbor as part of Exercise Orient Shield 22, at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, August 24, 2022. Orient Shield is the largest annual bilateral field training exercise in Japan between the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. With both its air and sea facilities, MCAS Iwakuni is uniquely positioned to support the dynamic employment of forces across the Indo-Pacific area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)