U.S. Marines assigned to 3d Battalion, 12th Marines, 3d Marine Division, fire an M777A2 155mm Howitzer during Artillery Relocation Training Program 21.3 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, Oct. 26, 2021. ARTP is an exercise held to strengthen the defense of Japan and the U.S.-Japan Alliance as the cornerstone of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region. This iteration of ARTP focused on operating as a small, distributed force, capable of delivering long range precision fires with lethal effects from multiple survivable locations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lorenzo Ducato)