U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Stephen Cerrillo patrols June 12, during Exercise Shinka 23 at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan. Shinka is the largest force-on-force training between the U.S. Marine Corps and the JGSDF that reaffirms the shared commitment to realistic training producing ready and adaptable forces capable of decentralized operations across a wide range of missions. Cerrillo, a native of Beaufort, is a company level intelligence chief with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. Cpl. Noah Masog/USMC
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