
ALT U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Madison Hamby, a crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, looks out of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter over the East China Sea, Oct. 15, 2026, during Exercise Keen Sword 27. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participation, designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)

ALT A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing flies off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 15, 2026, during Keen Sword 27. Keen Sword is a routine, biennial bilateral field training exercise with multinational participation, designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Forces while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremiah Barksdale)















