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RD 24 | 12th MLR Marines Set Up the A/N TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) on Camp Yonaguni

3d Marine Division

July 31, 2024 | 3:36

U.S. Marines with 3d Battalion, 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division, employ an A/N TPS-80 Ground and Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) during exercise Resolute Dragon 24 on at Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan, July 31, 2024. The radar was deployed to support training with enhanced sensing and targeting data between 12th MLR and the JSDF during RD 24. This effort aims to enhance operational readiness in the region, underscoring the U.S. Marine Corps’ commitment to maintaining peace and security in the Indo-Pacific through realistic training with innovative and proven technology. RD 24 is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn)