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U.S. Marines play side by side with Japan Self-Defense Force bands during the 2012 Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Festival at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 17, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Band.

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U.S. Marines play side by side with Japan Self-Defense Force bands during the 2012 Japan Self-Defense Force Marching Festival at the Nippon Budokan Arena in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 17, 2012. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Band.

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