Iii Marine Expeditionary Force

Shinkiari, Pakistan (Nov. 16, 2005) U.S. Navy Hospitalman Timothy P. Granger holds a three-year-old Pakistani boy during a medical evacuation. Granger is assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logist More

Shinkiari, Pakistan (Nov. 16, 2005) U.S. Navy Hospitalman Janathan Casale takes the blood pressure of a Pakistani man at a camp in Pakistan. The man was the first patient to arrive at the camp and was treated f More

Shinkiari, Pakistan (Nov. 20, 2005) U.S. Navy Lt. Scott Avery, assigned to 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, monitors a young Pakistanis recovery from surgery at More

Marines with the Electronic Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, repair communications equipment on Camp Kins More

Pfc. Micah Dumais, left, and Pfc. Sergio Vargas, right, both supply administrative specialists with Headquarters Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force More

Above the dohyo, or sumo ring, is a roof designed as a Shinto shrine’s roof to symbolize the sacred nature of the sport. This is just one example of the influence that Shinto has on sumo. Photo by Maj. Giuseppe More

Gunnery Sgt. Darnell T. Richardson fires the MK19 40mm machine gun on the top of a humvee April 10 at range 10 on Camp Schwab.

Marines from Embedded Training Team 2-5 pose for a group photo in the mountains of Afghanistan on the Marine Corps birthday, Nov. 10. The team mentored Afghan service members and police during their nine-month More

A response team simulates resuscitation procedures on Cpl. Calvin Kilby, a desk sergeant with the provost marshal's office, playing Staff Sgt. Tightlips, who notionally lost consciousness after a simulated expl More

Chris Lien, a consulting specialist with the Oracle Corporation, teaches Marines from 3rd Marine Logistics Group Jan. 17 at Camp Kinser's Surfside club about the new logistics system that will streamline the ma More

Sgt. Peter Harrell shows officials of the Okinawa Prefecture Police Department a breathalyzer used by military police. Harrell is the assistant chief investigator with the Marine Corps Base Camp Butler provost More

Soldiers at Camp foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2008.

Keith Twing, a technical supervisor with MIC Industries (left), watches as Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172's Combat Engineer Platoon prepare a coil of steel to insert into the ultimate building machine.

Gunnery Sgt. Jaime Hamner watches over Charles Boyd, 9 years old, as he practices karate techniques from the Okinawa Shorinryu Kenshinkan dojo during practice at Gunners Gym, Feb. 20. Hamner earned his black be More

Marines with the Special Operations Training Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform fast-roping operations onto a rooftop, Feb. 21, at the combat town in the central training area.

Marines wait to undergo the second phase of the Marine Security Guard screening process at the Camp Foster theater, Feb. 22.

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Tatsuya Kai leads a detail during a Corporal's Course drill practice at a field next to Gunners Fitness Center, Feb. 26. Kai is an inscription specialist with 8th Divisio More

Maj. Gen. Robert B. Neller, 3rd Marine Division commanding general, greets Okinawa Marines who returned from Iraq, Feb. 27, at Kadena Air Base. The Marines served as individual augments attached to 3rd Battalio More

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, race each other during ski lessons at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area March 3. The Marines learned how to ski from experts with the Japan Ground Self-Def More

Marines lift off the ground during an extraction March 4 at Landing Zone Dodo. Marines from various units on Okinawa took part in Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging hosted by Marines taking part in the More

Rick Horner installs cables for an Autonomic Ready Logistics system in a Combat Logistics Regiment 3 Logistics Vehicle System, March 5. CLR-3 is the first Marine Corps unit to test the ARL system. Horner is an More

Competitors aim in on their targets Feb. 26, during the final shooting day of the Far East Division Matches.

Marines in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course rappel down the Camp Hansen rappel tower, Feb. 29. Units need HRST masters present to conduct operations and training events which include rapp More

Charles W. Dryden speaks to service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel about Black History Month and his experiences, Feb. 26, at the Camp Foster Theater.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Sherod Williams (left) and Seaman Jerry Williams prepare an IV for a simulated casualty, Feb. 26, during 3rd Medical Battalion's field training exercise at Landing Zone Owl. The training More

Lance Cpl. Timothy Hughes fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon under the concealment of a green smoke grenade during platoon-sized simulated combat. Hughes is a combat engineer with Combat Engineer Company, Co More

Pamela Schmidle practices a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program technique with Katrina Farrell during the Marine Aircraft Group 36 Jane Wayne Day, March 12. Wives of Marines with MAG-36 and its subordinate units More

Students from Iha Elementary School present Marines with gifts as a sign of appreciation at the school, March 12. Twelve Marines from 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, volunteered thei More

Bailey Liddell hugs her father, Capt. Gary Liddel, at a welcome home reception at the Camp Foster Community Center, March 13. Liddell and hundreds of other Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 More

The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs at the 2nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Chuo Parke Avenue, March 15. Paddy Mac's Irish Pub and the Chuo Park Avenue business community hosted the parade.

Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers patrol through the Central Training Area's combat town, March 17. The JGSDF recently started using the CTA for training in accordance with the U.S. – Japan Alliance: Tra More

Students carried Chemical Agent Monitors with them on their survey patrols. The portable CAM tests for various types of nerve and blister agents. The instrument is also used to identify clean areas and the effe More

A student in the Waste Operators and Emergency Response Course monitors a 300-foot perimeter around a mock chemical spill site on Camp Foster March 21. (Photo/Sgt. Rudolfo Toro)

Lance Cpl. Aaronn Hulett, a grenadier with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, navigates the harsh jungle terrain during a point man course in the Central Training Area to hone the battalion landing More

Yasuko Shimabuku guides Tad Barnes in the art of calligraphy during the Personal Services Center Japanese Culture Experience event March 28.

The III Marine expeditionary Force Party Band performs during the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society's spring festival by the Foster Theater March 29.

Pvt. Harvey Denson with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, lifts an ammunition canister during a combat fitness test while Marine Corps' Training and Education Command representatives eval More

Nicole A. Stuart takes a moment to appreciate the Battle of Peleliu Imperial Japanese Army Memorial Apr. 6 on the island. Stuart is a participant at the event.

3rd Marine Division Marines and sailors returned Apr. 10 from a 9-month deployment to Afghanistan as embedded training teams. The ETT members worked with the Afghanistan national army to teach things such as le More

Lance Cpl. Jordan Baab, a scout sniper with Scout Sniper Platoon, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes aim at the spotter Apr. 10. Baab was participat More

Mock-insurgent 1st Lt. Ryan Munoz, the platoon commander for Combat Engineer Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, surrenders to two of his Marines.

The MK3 Remote Ordnance Neutralization System (RONS) removes a simulated explosive from underneath a vehicle. The cameras mounted on the robot make it possible for Marines controlling the system from the comman More

Raven Rowe (left) and her mother, Lywanna Rowe learn self defense techniques from Grand Master Fusei Kise during an Assertive Skills and Self Defense Workshop on April 19 at the Performing Arts Center on Camp F More

Marines with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, practice evacuating a mock casualty off the field April 23 at the Central Training Area.

Staff Sgt. Michael J. Leroy takes a call in the Command and Control Center during 3rd Marine Division's Exercise CALTROP in the Central Training Area's Landing Zone Falcon April 24. During the training division More

Sgt. Reyes P. Buentello instructs Marines on communications equipment April 28. Buentello is an electronic switching operator and maintainer with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18, Marine Air Control Group More

A corpsman from 3rd Medical Battalion checks a Cambodian child's pulse during an examination.

Lance Cpl. Aaron S. Garcia shoots an M-4 carbine during close quarters battle sustainment training at the Central Training Area's Range 8 on April 30. The Marine Corps Base Provost Marshal's Office Special Reac More

Sgt. Christian Luna begins marking grid locations onto his map to improve his skills' in small unit leadership at the Central Training Area May 2. About 60 sergeants took part in the Marine Corps Base sergeants More

Cpl. Aaron A. Rueda (top) has been a regular participant of "The Fighting Frogs" since he joined in October. Since the club's creation, about 20 diehard participants have joined the ranks of "The Fighting Frogs More

Petty Officer 1st Class Levera Murray, a volunteer at the "I Love Camp Lester Day Clean-up" April 25, helps Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Brown separate trash from recyclables collected throughout the event. More

The Marine Corps Base Japan Fire Department and emergency medical technicians had to work quickly to remove simulated victims from overturned vehicles while simultaneously putting out fires before they could en More

Commander Barry Duncan, a general dentist with 4th Dental Battalion, Dovvins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga., prepares to pull Chid Pokkatok's tooth during a medical and dental civil assistance project at the Ban More

A view through the scope of an M40A3 sniper rifle.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft slated for humanitarian relief efforts in Burma at Utapao Royal Thai Air Field, Thailand, near Satahip in Pattaya province during Cobra Gold 2008. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo/Lance Cpl. R More

Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) fill water bladders with fresh water for possible delivery to victims of Cyclone Nargis aboard the USS Essex, May 11. The Essex Amphibious Ready Grou More

U.S. Marines and Thai workers unload clean water May 11 to be used for an upcoming U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to Burma.

Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit conduct helicopter suspension training on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD2) on May 13, in preparation for possible humanitarian assistance and disaster reli More

Marine Cpl. Phillip E. Brown, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said he was proud his first deployment allowed him to participate in a critical real w More

Students gather as instructors grade their targets for weapons qualification during the Dynamic Assault Course, July 9, 2008. The Marines were required to qualify with rifles and pistols during the course to en More

This is a target found in the close quarter battle course during a live fire exercise as part of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training 2008.

Service members and Okinawans were invited to see and explore the aircrafts and vehicles on display at the Futenma Flightline Fair hosted by Marine Corps Community Services on Saturday and Sunday.

Lance Cpl. Patricia Hernandez, a basic electrician with Support Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, practices writing kanji with the help of Hideki Yara, a ninth grade student a More

Philippine Marine recruit Elmer Dacohoy, right, learns the proper techniques on treating a sucking chest wound, Oct. 17, 2008, from Lance Cpl. Jesse Dorris, a rifleman with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit du More

Airmen from the Philippine Air Force's 710th Special Operations Wing, also known as the Sky Warriors, embark on a KC-130 airplane along with U.S. Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Deep Reconnais More

U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's Deep Reconnaissance Platoon grasp their static lines as they wait to jump during parachute operations over the Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 18, 2008, More

A local Filipino girl gazes through a window with her toothpaste after receiving dental aid form service members with Combat Logistics Battalion 31 during a dental civil assistance program provided by the Phili More

U.S. Navy Lt. Christian Sutter, a physician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, listens to the heartbeat and breathing of newborn Christian Tomas, while his mother, Gloria Tomas, watches, Oct. 21, 2008.

Student at Marcos Elementary School watch as U.S. Navy Lt. Juan Cometa, a chaplain from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, and Petty Officer First Class Marco Mirador, a religious program specialist with More

Seaman Zane Hratgraves, a corpsman with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, shows Sheine Bandosano, a 6th grade Marcos Elementary School student how a stethoscope works by l More

U.S. Navy Lt. Christian Sutter, a physician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, listens to the heartbeat and breathing of newborn Christian Tomas, while his mother, Gloria Tomas, watches, Oct. 21, 2008. Chri More

U.S. Navy Lt. Christian Sutter, a physician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 36, listens to the heartbeat and breathing of newborn Christian Tomas, Oct. 21, 2008, while his mother, G More

Philippine marines Tech. Sgt. Manuel Prado, left, and Sgt. Ramon Egalam Jr. demonstrate Pikiti Tersia fighting techniques, Oct. 21, 2008, using bolo knives - a standard issue knife for Philippine marines. The d More

Philippine Marine Cpl. Ronald Dagon practices rappelling out of a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Oct. 23, 2008. Dagon is a reconnaissance Marine with the Philippine Mar More

Sgt. Joseph Stone, an aviation operations specialist with Headquarters Squadron 36, Marine Aircraft Group 36, in the MAG-36 Command Operations Center takes calls, Oct. 20, 2008, and processes information passed More

Reconnaissance and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Marines take cover from a blast during the Dynamic Entry course on Camp Hansen, Oct. 29, 2008. The 10-day course is held semi-annually, by the III Marine Expeditio More

Sgt. Raymond Green, a weapons and tactics instructor with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, fires a .50-caliber machine gun during aerial gunner training More

Cpl. Jordan Collingwood, an instructor with the Jungle Warfare Training Center, washes the mud off Marines from Ground Sensor Platoon, 3rd Intelligence Battalion, after they completed the endurance course.

Sgt. George J. Callum reconnaissance man with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, receives Bronze Stars with combat distinguishing device from Lt. Col. Oliver B. Spencer, commanding officer of 3rd Reconnaissance Batt More

Jetso Horikomi, the principal of the Kashi no Migakuen Rehabilitation Center for the Intellectually Challenged, pulls with the aid of his students against Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regim More

Local media members and Japanese citizens look at an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer here during a 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division friendship day event Dec. 2. 3rd Bn., 12th Marines cre More

Three service members who attended the Iwo Jima tour stand on Invasion Beach Dec. 5. During the tour, travelers visited caves, bunkers, pill boxes, Mount Suribachi and Invasion Beach.

1st Lt. Jesse Rangel, an F/A-18 Legacy pilot with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, camouflages his hands and face with mud to hide himself from enemy aggressors.

Renco, a military working dog with the Provost Marshall's Office, takes a well earned break after running a circuit obedience course. Renco and Lance Cpl. Sky T. Bryson, have worked together for almost ten months.

Military working dogs play a large role in Marine Corps both on and off the battle field.

Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Blanton is awarded the Silver Star, the nation's third-highest award given for valor in combat, in a Jan. 8 ceremony on Camp Schwab. Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer, commanding general of III More

Lieutenant Gen. Richard C. Zilmer, the commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Unit and commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, awards GySgt. Robert J. Blanton with a Silver Star in a ceremony Jan. 8. Bla More

Cpl. Joe Riley, an assistant radio telephone operator with 3rd Reconnaissance Bn., III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks to the point master for further instruction before rappelling down the hellhole, during t More

Sgt. Ian Trenkel, communications chief for the air support element of Marine Detachment 18, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provides security after disembarking a KC-130H during "Operation Nightingale." The goa More

Pfc. Kekai A. Redo, a motor transportation operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, is the first of three Marines in his group to exit the Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer while More

Lance Cpl. Christopher Renteria, a remote-network specialist with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit's command element, breaks through the surface of the pool after escaping the "helo dunker."

Retired Maj John Glenn (right), a health and physical education teacher at Kadena Middle School, and Tech. Sgt. Thundercloud Hirajeta, a heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration craftsman in the More

Special Reaction Team members post security and scan the hallways looking for any potential threats to their team members. SRT members always stay in groups of at least two to maintain proper security.

After securing all rooms inside of the Camp Lester Middle School, the Special Reaction Team Marines establish a security perimeter and prepare for an after-action review.

The Marine Corps Base Camp Butler Provost Marshal's Office Special Reaction Team is an 11-man unit designed to handle situations requiring specialized capabilities, such as handling barricaded suspects or hosta More

Cmdr. Bill Krissoff in 2009.

Capt. Miguel Rodriguez, commander of the Philippine Navy's Fleet-Marine Ready Force, delivers his opening comments during the Naval Forces Welcoming Ceremony in preparation for Exercise Balikatan 2009. The cere More

A new waterwell system is being constructed in the Dap Dap and Sawang areas of Masbate province, Republic of the Philippines as part of Baikatan 2009 humanitarian efforts. The project will collaborate the engin More

CHILMARI, Bangladesh (Aug. 01, 2009) Lance Cpl. Aye Htwe and Lance Cpl. Nicholas Henzel, engineers assigned to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, mar More

Lt. Cmdr. Chris Alfonzo and Lt. Danyell Brenner in the studio at AFN Okinawa during the "Shrink Rap" radio show. The half-hour radio talk show features mental health professionals informally discussing mental h More