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Marine Corps Cpl. Frank Albino, left, and Sgt. Stephanie Gutierrez perform maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before an alert contingency Marine air-ground task force drill at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, Aug. 18, 2025. The exercise is a simulated crisis response drill that is executed within 24 hours and prepares Marines to mitigate emergencies, provide humanitarian aid and counter threats to national interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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