Sergeant Levi J. Slife, a joint terminal air controller, gives a class on reads a map in preparation of calling close-air support at Afghanistan 2010. The JTAC is the chief designator of artillery or close-air More
Marines with Battery F fire an M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer during a live-fire training evolution at the East Fuji Maneuver Area by Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji Oct. 2 during Artillery Relocati More
Marines with Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, quickly move to their first event in a squad competition here, Jan. 11 at Camp Hansen. Nine squads com More
Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s command element gather around a computer to test a data system during a communication exercise here, Jan. 15. The Marines built a field-based command and contro More
A Marine with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides rear security while his fire team moves forward during a point man reaction course here More
Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, sprint out of the back of an MV-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft during a Tactical Recove More
Staff Sergeant Alan Stowers, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Garber, Okla., checks the identification of a simulated American citizen dur More
Lance Cpl. Ryan Sparrow, a radio operator with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Spearfish, S.D., boards the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) here, Feb. 25. More than 2,200 Marine More
Marines with the Amphibious and Force Reconnaissance Platoons, both part of the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform launch and recovery drills on combat rubber raiding craft from the we More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) here, Feb. 28. As the Aviation Combat E More
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rappel from a Navy MH-60S helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during fast rope insertion training here, Marc More
Marines and sailors repel from a rope attached to a UH-1Y helicopter during a fast-roping drill in preparation for exercise Ssang Yong 14 on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), Mar. 28. Exercis More
Sergeant Orin Sanford, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Jefferson City, Mo., looks out the side door of a UH-1Y Huey after tak More
In both sides of the photo appears Scott T. Wilson, a native of Orlando, Fla. On the left he is as he appears now, a Marine first lieutenant and comptroller with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary U More
Lance Cpl. Timothy E. Proctor, a rifleman with Company I, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Gilford, Connecticut, fires a Browning M2 .50 Caliber More
Sergeant Major Gonzalo A. “Butch” Vasquez, from Corozal Town, Belize, speaks to an audience of service members and their families during his post and relief and retirement ceremony with the 31st Marine Expediti More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, crawl underneath concertina wire during the Jungle Endurance Course at Camp Gonsalves, June 14. Multipl More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers receive instruction during shallow water egress training (SWET) at Camp Hansen’s pool, June 26. The SWET course covered how to use a breathing regulator and flotation de More
Lieutenant General John E. Wissler (right), commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Koichiro Bansho, commanding general of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force Western Ar More
Private Naoki Yamagudi posts security while practicing small unit level techniques and procedures as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, July 16. Yamagudi is a scout swimmer with More
Spectators get an up-close look at various aircraft as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 50,000 spectators viewed U.S. and Japan military and commercial aircraft that w More
Spectators observe the MV-22 Osprey as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 20,000 spectators viewed U.S. and Japan military and commercial aircraft that were either on st More
U.S. Marines and soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force shake hands following the conclusion of the Japan Observer Exchange Program (JOEP) at Camp Hansen, Aug. 7. The JGSDF soldiers integrated with B More
Marines with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, run toward their next objective as part of a company squad competition at Camp Hansen, Aug. 8. The comp More
Sergeant Oscar Mena fires a Mk-19 40mm heavy machine gun during a crew-served weapons familiarization shoot for Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Aug. 20. Live-f More
Capt. Nicholas Dimitruk is a forward air controller with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Wimbledon, England. Dimitruk and the Marines of BLT 3/ More
Corporal Carlos Eduardothen, an infantryman with Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, engages a target during a More
A U.S. Marine and two U.S. Navy sailors pump fuel into a 7-ton truck in preparation of Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Subic Bay, the Philippines, Sept. 28. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise c More
U.S. Marines move a large boulder using a tractor rubber-tire articulate-steering multipurpose vehicle during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, the Philippines, Oct. 7 More
Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Rice cuts the cake during a Marine Corps birthday celebration here Nov. 10. Following the cake-cutting was a battalion-wide competition pitting the companies against each other in f More
Marines prepare a 7-ton truck as a float during the 2014 Camp Kinser Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday parade November 28 here. Approximately 300 service members, families and Okinawa community members watched More
John Michael Montgomery and his bandmates perform in front of service members and local Okinawa residents at the 21st annual Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival hosted by Marine Corps Community Service More
Munekatsu Kayo, left, Lt. Col. Christopher Medlin, center, and Nobuyuki Kinjo, right, laugh together during the 2014 Camp Schwab holiday social hosted by Col. David L. Odom Dec. 12 at the Beach Head Club here. More
Takeshi Onaga, newly-elected Okinawa governor, left, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. John Wissler, Okinawa area coordinator, U.S. Forces Japan, during their first meeting December 18 at Marine Corps Installation Pac More
Sergeant Levi J. Slife (far left), a joint terminal air controller, poses with fellow U.S. Marines and a soldier with the Afghanistan Arm at Afghanistan 2012. The JTAC is the chief designator of artillery or cl More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Wen P. Mirando, left, and Petty Officer 1st Class KC E. Lorilla treat Cpl. Joshua O. Benedictus for simulated injuries during a medical evacuation exercise June 8, 2013 at Yausubetsu Man More
Cpl. Nurkobil O. Urmanov (left), a radio operator for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Kansas City, Mo., and Lance Cpl. Santana J. Romero, a tropospheric scatter radio multi-channel equipment o More
Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry one of the simulated downed pilots on a stretcher during a Tactical Recovery of More
Lance Cpl. Cyle Feathery, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oswego, Kan., searches a simulated American citizen during a Non-combatant Evac More
Sergeant Ryan Voegtle, an imagery analyst with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oswego, Ill., comes onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) here, Feb. 25 More than 2,200 Mar More
Marines with the Amphibious and Force Reconnaissance Platoons, both a part of the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, perform launch and recovery drills on combat rubber raiding craft from the More
Marines and sailors with the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, approach and engage paper targets during a live fire exercise on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) here, March More
Lance Cpl. Jarrett Lettieri (front) and Lance Cpl. Michael Gaul carry a simulated causality on a litter during a mass casualty training event on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) here, Mar. 5. More
First Lt. Scott T. Wilson, a comptroller with the Command Element, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Orlando, Fla., answers a phone call here, April 29. Wilson was an accomplished stunt actor and More
Staff Sergeant Keith B. Harris (center) is dragged underneath a simulated booby-trap during the Jungle Endurance Course at Camp Gonsalves, June 14. Harris is a platoon sergeant with Company K, Battalion Landing More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier is upended by underwater egress trainers during shallow water egress training (SWET) at Camp Hansen’s pool, June 26. The SWET course covered how to use a breathing regu More
Sergeant Masafumi Ueno (left) and Lance Cpl. Colby Norwood post security while practicing small unit level techniques and procedures as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, July 1 More
A view from inside the cockpit of MV-22 Osprey shows the large crowds that came to observe the aircraft as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 50,000 spectators viewed U. More
Spectators get an up-close look at the MV-22 Osprey as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 20,000 spectators viewed U.S. and Japan military and commercial aircraft that w More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Traciemarie D. San Juan, shown here, was recently was presented with the Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal for her actions in stabilizing a Marine World War II veteran after he suffere More
Lance Corporal Marlon Fedd, a rifleman with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Irvine, California, looks toward his next target as part More
U.S. Marines practice Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques prior to Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 here, Sept. 28. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of the Armed For More
A Philippine Marine and U.S. Marines move a large boulder using a tractor rubber-tire articulate-steering multipurpose vehicle during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, More
Sergeant Jacob Fernandez bench presses 385 pounds during a battalion competition here Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31 More
A Humvee is decorated as a float with Christmas ornaments and stockings during the 2014 Camp Kinser Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday parade November 28 here. Approximately 300 service members, families and Ok More
Air Force 1st Lt. Jennifer Painter records the John Michael Montgomery performance on her smart phone at the 21st Annual Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival hosted by Marine Corps Community Services De More
Lt. Gen. John Wissler, Okinawa area coordinator, U.S. Forces Japan, left, hands his business card to Takeshi Onaga, the newly-elected Okinawa governor, during their first meeting December 18 at Marine Corps Ins More
Lance Cpl. Anthony J. Dileo, a basic electrical engineering systems technician for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Long Island, N.Y., cuts generator wires during a communication exercise her More
Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, secure one of the notional downed pilots during a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and P More
Marines role-playing American citizens board a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation exercise More
Marines and Sailors of Company G., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, Regimental Landing Team 31, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, come off of MV-22 Ospreys from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron More
Commander William J. Muhm (right), command chaplain for the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), and a native of New York City, leads a Catholic mass service for Marines and sailors during Holy Week on the BHR here, A More
Marines and Sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark from the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) after completing their annual Spring Patrol here, April 24. During the patrol, the 31st MEU participat More
Cpl. Connor J. Adlington emerges from a river and climbs over a wall during the Jungle Endurance Course at Camp Gonsalves, June 14. Adlington is a machine gunner with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Batta More
Sergeant Nagai Tukasa, a mortarman with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 12 Infantry Regiment, prepares to submerge during shallow water egress training (SWET) at Camp Hansen’s pool, June 26. The SWET cou More
Soldiers from the Japan Ground Self Defense and U.S. Marines and sailors ride on combat rubber raiding crafts during small boat operations as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, More
Staff Sergeant Shival Ramroop, an airframes hydraulic mechanic with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), and a native of Bogota, New Jersey, gives stickers to children as part of the Sapporo Air S More
Lance Corporal Rashon Burrell, an automatic rifleman with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Waterloo, Iowa, runs toward his next posit More
Equipment is lowered from the USS Germantown (LSD-42) during offload operations prior to Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 here, Sept. 28. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of More
Marines compete in a basketball game here, Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, held a battal More
Marines, Okinawa community members and their families huddle around a Christmas tree when it was lit during the 2014 Camp Kinser Tree Lighting Ceremony and Holiday Parade November 28 here. Approximately 300 peo More
Families spin around on a carnival ride at the 21st Annual Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Dec. 7 at Camp Courtney. The festival incorporated a variety of More
Takeshi Onaga, newly-elected Okinawa governor, left, exchanged greetings and discussed bolstering relationships between the Okinawan government, citizens and U.S. forces in Okinawa with Lt. Gen. John Wissler, O More
Lance Cpl. Justin Deleon, a radio operator for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Philadelphia, Penn., works on a radio component in a Humvee during a communication exercise here, Jan. 15. The Ma More
Marines and Sailors with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, enter the back of a MV-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft to complete a Tactical Recovery o More
Republic of Korea Marines board an MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, to continue their participation in Exercise Ssa More
Commander William J. Muhm (middle), command chaplain for the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), and a native of New York City, washes the feet of Maj Todd O’Brien, communication officer with the 31st Marine Expediti More
The Dokdo (LPH-6111), an amphibious ship from the Republic of Korea's Navy, assists in search and rescue operations in response to the sunken ferry Sewol off the coast of the Republic of Korea, April 20, 2014. More
Lance Cpl. Zachery K. Berry crawls through muddy water during the Jungle Endurance Course at Camp Gonsalves, June 14. Berry is an infantryman with Company K, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3 More
Soldiers with the Japan Ground Self Defense and U.S. Marines and sailors carry combat rubber raiding crafts ashore during boat operations as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue beach here, J More
Corporal Nathan Zimmerman, crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), and a native of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, speaks to members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force as part of the S More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Traciemarie San Juan, a native of Manila, takes a group photo with Filipino Marines during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 here, Sept. 28. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral traini More
U. S. Marine Corporal Mitch Jacobsen directs the movement of a tractor rubber-tire articulate-steering multipurpose vehicle while moving a large boulder during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Bas More
Marines compete in a softball game here, Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, held a battalio More
Service members and local nationals watch Colbie Caillat perform at the 21st Annual Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival hosted by Marine Corps Community Services Dec. 7 at Camp Courtney. The festival i More
Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Sparrow, radio operator for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Spearfish, S.D., helps erect a tent during a communication exercise here, Jan. 15. The Marines built a field-ba More
Marines with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, search for enemy personnel during urban combat training here, Feb 8. The Marines utilized 5.56mm More
Services members with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11, sing and play music for Easter Sunday sunrise service during Holy Week in the hangar bay of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) More
An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during search and rescue ope More
Cpl. Wesley W. Robertson surfaces after submerging underneath logs and concertina wire during the Jungle Endurance Course at Camp Gonsalves, June 14. Robertson is an infantryman with Company K, Battalion Landin More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Gonzales (left) and 1st Lt. Shunsaku Nara post security while practicing small unit level techniques and procedures as part of the Japan Observer Exchange Program at Kin Blue bea More
Spectators observe the MV-22 Osprey as part of the Sapporo Air Show at Sapporo Okadama Airport, July 20. More than 50,000 spectators viewed U.S. and Japan military and commercial aircraft that were either on st More
U.S. Navy corpsmen enjoy food with local Filipinos during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 here, Sept. 29. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of the Armed Forces of the Philipp More
U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Octavio Ramirez maneuvers a tractor rubber-tire articulate-steering multipurpose vehicle, after moving a large boulder during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15 at Marine Corps Base Grego More
Marines compete in a tug of war competition here, Nov. 10. Following a Marine Corps birthday celebration, the Marines of Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, held a More
Colbie Caillat observes the audience during her performance at the 21st Annual Camp Courtney Christmas and Holiday Festival hosted by Marine Corps Community, Dec. 7 at Camp Courtney. The festival incorporated a More