2d Batt 8th Marines Contested Island Exercise

U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, conduct live-fire attacks during Contested Island Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 3, 2021. This exercise demonstrated the Marines’ ability to rapidly execute a wide range of missions and displayed U.S. resolve to maintain regional security in the Indo-Pacific. 2/8 is forward-deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3d Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Scott Aubuchon)