# Credible Deterrence- U S Marines and Japan Self-Defense Force in Resolute Dragon 2026 (1013919)

U.S. Marines from across the III Marine Expeditionary Force trained alongside Japan Self-Defense Force personnel during exercise Resolute Dragon 26. Resolute Dragon is an annual bilateral exercise in Japan that strengthens the command, control, and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Jackson Ricker) This video contains music from a USMC enterprise licensed assets from Adobe Stock: High-Action-Tension-Scary-Music performed by Keyframe Audio/stock.adobe.com

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Marines III-MEF by Sgt. Jackson Ricker
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Credible_Deterrence-_U_S_Marines_and_Japan_Self-Defense_Force_in_Resolute_Dragon_2026_(1013919).webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Marines III-MEF by Sgt. Jackson Ricker
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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