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Tim Freeman, left, demonstrates how to properly mix sauce and pasta to food service specialists with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 during a cooking class at the Blue Ginger restaurant here, April 24. The foo More

U.S. Marines storm Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. Nov. 20, 2018 marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Tarawa, which was part of Operation Galvanic. It marks one of the bloodiest battles of WW More

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The series of exercises, which More

U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the grounds of the Imperial Palace in the old citadel area of Hue, Vietnam, Feb. 26, 1968, after seizing it from Communist hands. The heavy damage was the result More

U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Shawn Neil, an independent duty corpsman with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, is presented as a chief petty officer during a chief pinning ceremony at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, More

Lance Cpl. Devon B. Springer walks away from an MV-22B Osprey after taking a photo with Okinawa community members during a family day hosted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 March 3 at Marine Corps Air S More

Lance Cpl. Eric A. Bohnenkamp, a loadmaster for the KC-130J Hercules, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, inspects More

Marines from 1st Platoon, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a training exercise as part of Ryukyu Warrior 20 More

Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, watch as Avelino B. Puchero Jr. (not seen), a ramp operator at Clark Air Base offloads three of 10 More

Marines from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, watch as Avelino B. Puchero Jr. (not seen), a ramp operator at Clark Air Base offloads three of 10 More

Capt. Thanapol Klongdee, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Royal Thai Air Force, inspects the BomBot, an explosive ordnance disposal robot, Feb. 10, 2011, during training with the EOD Marines More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Rudy Martinez, a powerliner from Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, watches over the More

Lance Cpl. Loreley Salazar, ground communications radio repairer, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, inserts a new frequency i More

Pfc. Jonathan Fluellen, a current operations clerk with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force grabs a large pile of branches and hauls them to a pile outs More

A KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft prepares for takeoff on the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma flight line March 12 to provide assistance in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan, March 11. T More

CH-46E helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, depart Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa bound for Na More

Marines with the Combat Logistic Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, load food onto a cargo platform at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma March 12 to provide assistance in th More

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 depart for Naval Air Facility Atsugi on mainland Japan to provide assistance after an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and a tsunami struc More

CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepare to depart Marine Corps Air Station Futenma i More

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, board a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 12 to provide assistance in the More

Lance Cpl. Landon Strange, crew chief for a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, removes p More

Cpl. Rolf Zelonis, crew chief for the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pre-flights the heli More

Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), assist the Japan Air Self-Defense Force in clearing debris on the flightline from the tsunami, March 22. The flightlines through Japan are crucial to the t More

More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies have been delivered by Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Forc More

Marine Aircraft Group 36 Commanding Officer Col. Mike Brassaw (left), III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck (middle) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 Commanding O More

Marine Aircraft Group 36's Commanding Officer Col. Robert Brassaw, briefs his Marines on the status of their efforts in support of Operation Tomodachi March 31. Marines from various units with 1st Marine Air Wi More

More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies have been delivered by Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary More

U.S. Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force, step off a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft in front of the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma passenger terminal April 5 as they travel from sup More

Lance Cpl. Derek W. Schultz, combat engineer, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fires a shoulder-launched multipurpose ass More

Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, reaffirmed his commitment to the country and the Marine Corps during his promotion ceremony on Camp More

Marines and sailors stationed in Japan stand behind their team’s flag during the opening ceremony of the 2011 WestPac Regional Softball Tournament on Camp Foster Aug. 8. The tournament was double-elimination st More

U.S. Marines from Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, walk to the site they will conduct, in coordination with the government More

U.S. Marines with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pull nails out of scrap wood Sept. 11 to be used for concrete forms. Th More

Lance Cpl. Bryan Gillis prepares a water level to help install concrete forms Sept. 12. Gillis is a drafting and surveying engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, 1st Marine More

Lance Cpl. Derrick Daley, a combat engineer with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, straighten More

Cpl. Gilbert Camacho Jr., an expeditionary airfield technician, grabs a bucket of concrete from Sgt. Ross Fuller, a combat engineer, Sept. 21, to be used in the ceiling of a school. Fuller and Camacho are with More

Pfc. Robert Wilkes, a combat engineer, assists in teaching students arithmetic during BIP '11 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sept. 28. Wilkes is with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, M More

Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company, removes wood forms Oct. 3 used to hold the concrete ceiling above. Mista had been participating in an engineering civil action project in Bangladesh sin More

Col. Jeff K. Arrunda, Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez and Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and their subordinate units, run in formation while singing More

A team of Marines from Marine Air Support Squadron 2 and Marine Aerial Refeuler Transport Squadron 152 test the Marine air-ground task force aerial palette system/special airborne response system while mid-flig More

Cpl. Tony Lee, an armorer with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, conducts a limited technical inspection on a .50-caliber Browning machine gun to ensure all parts of the weapon are accounted for. The squadron i More

Marines enjoy a meal at the field mess on Camp Foster Nov. 9. The field mess was established for an inspection by the National Restaurant Association to determine the best field mess in the Marine Corps. The as More

More than 200 Marines from 3d Marine Logistics Group embarked the Tortuga to depart to the Kingdom of Thailand to provide support and assistance for flood relief operations in coordination with the Royal Govern More

Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga prepare to use the ship's crane to offload Combat Logistics Regiment 3 equipment that will be used for flood relief here Nov 28. More

A 7-ton medium tactical vehicle replacement, belonging to Combat Logistics Regiment 3, is lifted out of the well deck of the USS Tortuga here Nov. 28. Several 7-tons, tractor rubber-tire articulated steer multi More

Mikio Shimoji, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, People’s New Party for Okinawa district one, observes a pilot operating the MV-22B Osprey simulator aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif More

Maj. Gen. Andrew O’Donnell Jr., commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, speaks with Shozo Azuma, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan, before Azuma’s first flight a More

Mikio Shimoji, member of the Japanese House of Representatives, People’s New Party for Okinawa district one, boards an MV-22B Osprey for his first flight in the aircraft, Jan. 19. Japanese dignitaries visited t More

Cpl. Christopher Hughes, AH-46E crew chief, observes a helicopter crew maneuver to their designated landing zone for extraction during a tactical recovery of aircraft personnel drill here Feb. 16. The drill was More

Lance Cpl. Branden I. Mangus, a Canton, Ga., native, observes the ground from the rear hatch of an MV-22B Osprey titlrotor aircraft May 6 during routine training at Kadena Air Base Area and Marine Corps Air Sta More

A fake improvised explosive device was planted in a vehicle during an evolution ran by Philippine Air Force Squadron 5711 and Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172) as part of Exercise Balikatan 2012 (BK12 More

Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters land on the flight line of Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 15, 2012 as a part of Exercise Balikatan 2012(BK12). BK12, in its 28th iteration, is a More

Armed Forces of the Philippines 1st Lt. Aminkadra B. Abdula points at a map, while AFP Airman 1st Class Roman P. Dial and Airman 1st Class Madrhar M. Jabbar listen during a convoy operations class on Antonio Ba More

Philippine Airmen from 5717 Communication Squadron and U.S. sailors from Marine Wing Support Group 17 run together during Exercise Balikatan 2012 (BK12) April 17, 2012 at the Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto More

Nathaniel T. Rodriguez asks U.S. air operation Marines questions about their air traffic control equipment on Antonio Bautista Air Base on Puerto Princesa April 17, 2012. The career counterparts are jointly con More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prepares to land on the deck of the USS Denver off the coast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines April 20, 2012. The helicopter was flying in support of Exerc More

Brig. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla is greeted by Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez as he arrives at Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, April 21, 2012. Padilla visited Phil More

Filipino children from the Bahay Ni Nanay Orphanage play basketball with U.S. Marines and sailors at Antonio Bautista Air Base on Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, April 21, 2012. The chil More

Armed Forces of the Philippines Marines and United States Marines prepare to rehearse a beach assault April 21, 2012 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan 2012 (BK12 More

A Puerto Princesa Airport Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting team, along with a U.S. Marine ARFF team, put out a training fire on the PPA flight line in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines Apri More

Cmdr. Bradley Smith, a flight surgeon with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWWS-172), instructs Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military members during a Combat Life Saver and Tactical Combat Casualt More

A United States Marine Corps 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Marine sails down over the island of Palawan during paratrooper training as a part of Exercise Balikatan 2012 on April 24, 2012 in Puerto Princesa, Pala More

Rear Adm. Miguel J. Rodriguez talks with Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler at a humanitarian civic assistance site in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, April 24, 2012. Marines and sailors attach More

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands on North Field’s Baker runway on Tinian Island May 30 during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012. The aircraft was the first to land on the runway since 1947. Marine Aerial Refueler Tran More

Lance Cpl. Keegan L. Cooley performs the armpit tow, one of three rescue swimming techniques, on Staff Sgt. Marques J. Johnson, during a Marine survival advanced course at the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma p More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicole R. Rodriguez, a Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 and Robert M. Casey Medical and Dental Clinic hospital corpsman, is presented a certificate awarding her the Navy and Marine More

Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 and the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band gather at at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to perform a redesignation ceremony Sep. 7. VMM-265 is the new designa More

Members of the Marine all-star baseball team and the Social Original Local Academy baseball team shake hands prior to a friendly competition at Camp Foster Oct. 11. The people of Okinawa and Marines may have cu More

Lance Cpl. Jessica M. Hall climbs a rope at the obstacle course and simulated casualty evacuation station during small-unit leadership training at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Oct. 12. Marines moved through More

An MV-22B Osprey takes off after landing support specialists attached a 7,000-pound concrete block during dual-point external training on Ie Shima Oct. 25. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 recently switched More

A Marine snaps a football during the flag football event at the 2nd annual super squadron competition at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Oct. 26. “Here, aboard MCAS Futenma, we are all about one team, one figh More

Commanders and senior enlisted leaders with III Marine Expeditionary Force offer a prayer and moment of silence in remembrance of Marines killed in Afghanistan at the Ocean Breeze on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan More

Sgt. Tyler D. Thomas, left, and Cpl. Denzel A. Tanchez prepare the engine of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in preparation for storage Nov. 2 as part of the transition to the MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air S More

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft is unloaded at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 28 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The aircraft was the first 747 to land on Tinian and brought equipment More

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft lands at Tinian International Airport Nov. 28 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. This was the first 747 to land on Tinian and brought gear and equipment vital for Marine Aircraft Group More

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands at Tinian’s West Field Nov. 30 during exercise Forager Fury 2012. The aircraft brought a P-19 aircraft rescue and firefighting truck which is an important safety vehicle for Ma More

Local Tinian fire fighters and volunteers assist Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Doubrava, middle, and Sgt. Justin M. Pack deliver donated dental supplies from Ordot Dental Clinic on Guam to the Tinian Health Clinic Dec.1 More

Marines transfer fuel between bladders at Tinian’s West Field Dec. 3 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The fuel bladder is one of three set up at the expeditionary fuel point here. Each fuel bladder can hold u More

A dental hygiene class is taught by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Flannery at the Tinian Elementary School Dec. 5 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The class was given to properly educate children on the importance of ora More

2nd Lt. Alex W. Cloninger runs alongside two local participants of the Tinian Hafa Adai 5K Fun Run here Dec. 8 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. There were 114 participants that registered to run the race and More

Sergeant Jeffrey Schneider looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey at the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 10 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Forager Fury 2012, which runs through Dec. 19, is a Marine A More

An FA-18D Hornet prepares to receive fuel on West Field here during simulated surge operation as part of Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Surge operations are slated to last a week, with various types of aircraft re More

Philippine service members and U.S. Marines palletize relief supplies Dec. 13 at Villamor Air Base in Manila during humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations. After palletizing the gear side by sid More

Sgt. Patrick S. Wros helps Philippine Armed Forces service members palletize relief supplies at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Republic of the Philippines Dec. 14. By overseeing the loading process, Wros helps en More

A television displays U.S. Marines and Philippine service members preparing relief supplies for transportation to Mindanao while U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. discusses the U.S. governm More

Cpl. Daniel C. Tozer, center, monitors the loading of supplies onto a KC-130J Hercules aircraft Dec. 13 at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Republic of the Philippines. The Marine Corps provided two KC-130J Hercule More

Philippine service members and U.S. Marines off-load relief supplies from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft Dec. 15 at Davao International Airport, Mindanao, Republic of the Philippines. The service More

Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Andre P. Tanyag, left, presents Col. Mark J. Menotti Armed Forces of the Philippines Disaster Relief and Rehabilitation Ribbons Dec. 17 at Villamor Air Base in Manila, Republic o More

Marines push a UH-1Y Venom helicopter into a hangar Jan. 14 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Every day, Marines move aircraft into hangars to conduct routine maintenance. The Marines and UH-1Y are part of M More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lands on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard Jan. 26. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group will take part in amphibious integration training, certification exercise More

U.S. Marines stack cement blocks Feb. 1 during construction of a new building at Ban Kuad Nam Man School, Chat Trakarn District, Phitsanulok province, Kingdom of Thailand. Four similar structures are being buil More

Two MV-22B Ospreys fly over Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 5 as part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. This was the first time Ospreys have flown in Thailand. CG13, More

An F/A-18D Hornet takes off from Wing One Royal Thai Air Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 8 during preparations for exercise Cobra Gold 2013. CG 13, in its 32nd iteration, is a multinational e More

An MV-22B Osprey is parked on the runway of Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 8 after arriving for exercise Cobra Gold 2013. CG 13 is designed to advance regional More

Neu, a child living at the Thailand Children's Home in Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, throws a Frisbee Feb. 9. U.S. Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing visited the home during a community More

Thai and U.S. aviators discuss their flight training plans Feb. 10 at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, prior to the start of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. CG 13, in its 32 More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Alex Mitchell performs a daily inspection on a U.S. Marine Corps FA-18D Hornet Feb. 11 at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Kingdom of Thailand, during Cobra Gold 201 More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. James A. McGee trains U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Itiel Villatoro on how to line up the M-31 arresting gear cable after conducting the first arrested landing of exercise Cobra Gold 2013 Feb. More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joseph De La Cruz demonstrates for Thai medical personnel how to wrap an abdominal wound on a simulated victim Feb. 12 during tactical combat casualty care training at Wing One More

Five U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight transport helicopters taxi down the runway at Utapao, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 14 before conducting a flyby during an amphibious assault demonstration part of exercise More