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Samurai 24.2 MCCRE
3d Marine Division
Oct. 2, 2024 | 3:48
U.S. Marines participate in Exercise Samurai 24.2 at the Central Training Area, Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Sep. 30 - Oct. 4, 2024. Headquarters Battalion Samurai exercises are designed to train Marines from non-infantry marine occupational specialty backgrounds through small unit leadership and tactics challenges used in stressful situations where decision making and cohesion are key. The Marines are assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Cara Castañeda)
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