ALT U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Joshua DiPietro, an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft pilot with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, gives a thumbs up to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Resolute Dragon 26 in Kumamoto, Japan, June 21, 2026. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. DiPietro is a native of Arizona. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa)\n\n
ALT U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ronan O\u2019Brien, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Resolute Dragon 26 over Kumamoto, Japan, June 21, 2026. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain.\u202FO\u2019Brien is a native of Vermont. \u202F(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa)\n\n
ALT A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, left, and a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fly over Kumamoto, Japan during Resolute Dragon 26, June 21, 2026. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of U.S. Marines in III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain.\u202F\u202F(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Paz-Sosa)\n\n