U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion,

U.S. Marines assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, are seated in an MV-22 Osprey prior to the start of a simulated night raid during Blue Chromite 18, aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Nov 2, 2017. Blue Chromite is a U.S.-only exercise which strengthens the Navy-Marine Corps expeditionary, amphibious rapid-response capabilities based in Okinawa and the greater Indo-Asia-Pacific region. The Hawaii-based battalion is forward deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Aaron S. Patterson)