Iii Marine Expeditionary Force

Lance Cpl. Gabriel F. Salazar (left) and Lance Cpl. Gilberto Romero, combat engineers with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade put the finishing touches More

Philippine airmen and soldiers work alongside U.S. Marines to load humanitarian aid supplies aboard U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopters to be sent to areas in the Isabela Province affected by Typhoon Juan (internati More

A bilateral color guard presents the colors during the closing ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011 here, Oct. 22. Throughout the exercise, AFP and U.S. personnel conducted different training evolutions More

Brig. Gen. Mark A. Brilakis, commanding general, 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Brig. Gen. Rustico O. Guerrero, commandant, Philippine Marine Corps, shake hands during the closing ceremony of Amphibious L More

U.S. military personnel along with their Filipino counterparts conducted initial bilateral recovery assistance in the areas impacted by Typhoon Juan international name, Megi), Oct. 20-22. During this period, U More

Students gather around Atsuko Kinjo, intercultural coordinator at Marine Corps Community Service’s Personal Services Center, to watch how she creates a bow for her obi during a cultural class. (Photo by Cpl. Ke More

Lance Cpl. Seth Bowers, a Marine Air Ground Task Force specialist with Force Deployment, G-3, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is announced as the first place winner of the yukata competitio More

Cpl. Sky Bryson, a dog handler with Military Working Dog Platoon, Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, gives his military working dog, Rroger, a drink fro More

Travelling at reduced speeds helps motorists see the road better and allows the driver more time to react to road conditions.

Petty Officer 1st Class Scott A. Moore of U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, was selected as 2011 Navy Medicine West Sailor of the Year Nov. 10.

Staff Sgt. Benjamin Barron carries the regimental colors during a 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, run at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Oct. 11. (Marine phot More

Lance Cpl. Spencer Brady, a reconnaissance man with Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, sprints with a full water jug during the sandbag and water jug t More

An eagle, globe and anchor stands out while crossed rifles encompass waves crashing upon sand. The eagle sits with outspread wings representing the nation it protects; the globe stands center showing the worldw More

Thirty-six Okinawans, 24 service members and two family members hit the mats to compete against each other in the tournament, which was put together to allow Status of Forces Agreement personnel to compete agai More

Taiko Drummers perform Nov. 20, during the Japan Self-Defense Forces Marching Festival 2010. More than 42,000 thousand people attended the festival. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Rebekka S. Heite)

Lance Cpl. Jonathan Arxer, left, artillery mechanic, and Lance Cpl. Vernell Whitehenderson, cannoneer, stage their M777A2 Howitzer firing position at Camp Sendai, Japan, Nov. 22, in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area More

A safety vehicle manned by two Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to assist Marines as needed, as a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine More

Lance Cpl. Johnathen Arxer, artillery mechanic, pulls the lanyard of a M777A2 Howitzer at Camp Sendai, Japan, Nov. 23 in the Ojojihara Maneuver Area as part of the Artillery Relocation Training Program. Arxer i More

Lance Cpl. Michael Duarte, right, a Miami native and Lance Cpl. Brandon McCown, a Neosho, Mo., native, both dynamic component mechanics with Marine Aircraft Logistics Squadron 36, inspect the internal fuel tank More

Maintaining groups of at least two, the Special Reaction Team, Provost Marshal’s Office, Company B, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, clear building 729, a house in old Futenma More

Staff Sgt. Emery Ruffin, the truck master for Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, teaches a class on the seven-ton winch system.

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

First Lt. Jeremiah J. Davis, right, is awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism during an awards ceremony Dec. 10, at Camp Hansen by Lt. Col. Ricardo Miagany, middle, commanding officer of 3rd Battal More

Adrienne Taggart, wife of Capt. Ben Taggart, hugs her husband close just minutes after he stepped off the bus that brought him and the rest of the main body of 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine More

Lance Cpl. Kody J. Morey, a driver operator with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, helps local children onto a Light Armored Vehicle during the 29th Annual Henoko Christm More

SANTA RITA, Guam (Dec. 13, 2010) A Marine assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Okinawa, Japan, climbs a rope ladder to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 duri 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

A Marine removes an M240G medium machine gun from its tripod after the day’s training evolution was completed. The weapon is fitted with the new SU-260/P Machine Gun Day Optic and Ruggedized Miniature Reflex Sight.

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

Lance Cpl. Dane A. Howard, combat videographer, Combat Camera, Marine Corps Bases Japan, plays with a Filipino child at the Bahay Bata Children’s Home in the Pampanga province, the Philippines, Dec. 14. More th More

Lance Cpl. Wesley F. Kelly, 20, heavy equipment operator, Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), operates a 420D Backhoe during a bridge construction project near More

Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Marine Corps Bases Japan commander and Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan are briefed by Lt. Col. Ian S. Wallace, MCAS Futenma exe More

Master Gunnery Sgt. John P. Nagy, maintenance chief of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, plays Santa as he spreads holida More

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, carries a 13,000-pound target through Range 10 More

Lance Cpl. Nicolas Keel, a military policeman with Provost Marshal’s Office, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, practices baton striking techniques during Level 2 oleoresin capsicum spray qualification Jan. 4 on Ca More

Lt. Gen. Terry G. Robling, left, outgoing commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force and commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, and Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., incoming commanding general of III M More

School children sit in front of the altar during a prayer and blessing ceremony at Narita-san Temple Jan. 7. The ceremony was part of Hatsumode, the first visit of the year to a temple to pray for prosperity an More

Marines with 3rd Intelligence Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, loaded their personal gear onto the Westpac Express High Speed Vessel to transport them to the Republic of Ko More

In August, the official III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan Facebook, YouTube and Flickr pages were launched and have been pushing out stories, photos and videos telling the stories of M More

Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, listen as Dr. Christopher C. Harmon, the Maj. Gen. Matthew C. Horner Chair of military theory, Marine Corps More

Marines from 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, train with the Model 110 Semi-automatic Sniper System during familiarization training Jan. 12.

A cloud of “moon dust,” a nickname for the powder-like sand that carpets the Afghan desert, forms as a combat logistics patrol from Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics More

The Defense Biometric Identification System will increase security at Kadena Air Base by allowing gate guards to scan identification cards and filter authorized personnel onto base. Additionally, the DBIDS syst More

Gunnery Sgt. Alex C. Rodriguez, platoon sergeant with Military Police Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fires the M32A1 multi-shot grenade launcher on Camp Ha More

Marines with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, take a personality assessment test during a three-day Chaplains’ Religious Enrichment Development Operation at White Beach Naval Facility Jan. 13.

Mixed martial arts fighters sign photos and shirts for Marines at the end of their Fighters to Fighters tour visit Jan. 14.

Knowing the proper procedures to call for emergency services can be the difference between life and death.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Keeon Haynes, a hospital corpsman with 3rd Medical Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, performs an interpretive dance in More

Lance Cpl. Jessica M. Murphy, a satellite operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, volunteers to assist Operation Goodwill on Camp Hansen Jan. 15. O More

Les Williams, the coach for Team of Champions, holds the first place trophy at the 17th annual Pacific-wide Martin Luther King Jr. basketball tournament.

Royal Malaysian Navy Lt. Cmdr. Yusman Darmawan, the staff officer for operations and U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Jaimie L. Hertig, the adjutant for Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group 3, III M More

Recently promoted Lance Cpl. Clint Sorg, left, 21, a motor transport operator with Motor Transport Company B, Combat Logistics Battalion 3, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), talks with his brother, Lance Cp More

The Westpac Express High Speed Vessel is loaded with equipment at the Naha Military Port prior to the departure for the Kingdom of Thailand Jan. 18. Marines, sailors and equipment being transported will support More

Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, Deputy Chief of Navy Chaplains and Chaplain of the Marine Corps, speaks with chaplains and religious programs specialist from across the Pacific region at a professional development c More

Michiko Urasaki shows calligraphy student, Carly Shumaker, how to properly apply ink to her calligraphy brush.

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, speaks at the Marine WestPac Innovation Forum 2011, held at the Butler Officer’s Club here Jan. 20. Talleri discussed th More

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, leaves the Marine Corps Air Station control tower on the flight line with Japan Minister of Defense Toshimi Kitazawa dur More

Marines and civilian personnel with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan attended Back in the Saddle training at the theater on Camp Foster Jan. 21. The purpose of the training was to pre More

Master Gunnery Sgt. Gilbert Avery, acting sergeant major, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, receives a plaque from Mayor Takeshi Asato, Ginowan City mayor, during an awar More

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, signs the Military Saves Campaign Proclamation Jan. 24, naming February as Military Saves Month. The Military Saves Camp More

Pfc. Trent Jorgensen, a water support specialist with Engineer Maintenance Company, 3rd Maintenance Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Forceand Lance C More

A U.S. Navy causeway ferry, top, docks with the USNS Lummus to offload humvees and other military gear as part of Exercise Freedom Banner on Jan. 25, near Sattahip Navy Base, Kingdom of Thailand. Exercise Freed More

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, addresses Marines who competed in this year’s Division Matches. Talleri presented letters of appreciation to all that pa More

Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Pacific, fill out Joint Receiving Center check-in sheets upon arrival to Chiang Mai International Airport, Jan. 27, 2010. JRC consists of a multi-service task force, whose More

Artillerymen with 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, simulate firing at a target as they performed the Genesis of Artillerymen skit during the annual St. Barbara’s Day ce More

Lance Cpl. Jessica M. Murphy, a satellite operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, volunteers to assist Operation Goodwill on Camp Hansen Jan. 15. O More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gwendolyn Harris, left, and Lance Cpl. Alan Eidson, both with III Marine Expeditionary Force Civil Affairs, tutor students in English at Pa Ka Mai School in Tak province, Kingdom of Thail More

The Deployable Site Transport Boundary, housed in a terminal case, is a portable network that enables up to 200 deployed Marines to use the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet as soon as a line of communication is established.

U.S. Navy Seaman Kenneth Ward , a Quilcene, Wash., left, native and steel worker with Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 11, 1st Naval Construction Division, U.S. Naval Construction Force, based in Gulfport, Mi More

A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks for possible disturbances in the natural environment such as freshly broken sticks, flattened plants, footp More

A 3rd Marine Division convoy form a jump command post during Exercise Yama Sakura Jan. 28 on Camp Courtney. A jump CP configuration allows the commanding general to tour his area of operations while maintaining More

A 3rd Marine Division convoy form a jump command post during Exercise Yama Sakura Jan. 28 on Camp Courtney. A jump CP configuration allows the commanding general to tour his area of operations while maintaining More

Lt. Col. Ted A. Adams, commanding officer of 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, places a newly awarded battle streamer on the battalion colors during an More

Vehicles and gear, from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is embarked onto a Landing Craft Utility in preparation for the MEU’s deployment throughout the Asia-Pacific region. T More

Many gather each year to view the blooming of the cherry blossoms. The blooming is significant because it marks the early signs of spring.

Woodwind players with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Band play in a concert at the 49th Annual Nago Cherry Blossom festival Jan. 30. The band does several community relations concerts in town to interact an More

Beginning this month, drivers should expect to see military policemen asking for Status of Forces Agreement drivers licenses from all SOFA members coming through all gates of Marine Corps installations on Okinawa.

The Marines of 1st Platoon, Motor Transport Company A, CLB-3, 1st MLG (Fwd), play cards to pass the time before departing to Forward Operating Base Geronimo, Afghanistan, Feb. 1.

A crew member of the USS Essex guides an AV-8B Harrier to its designated space after completing flight operations Feb. 1. The 31st MEU is an ideal example of how the Marine Corps trains and operates as a Marine More

U.S. Navy Lt. Jason Dulac, left, a Chicago native and dentist with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Chief Petty Officer Kim Min Woo, middle, a Busan, Repu More

Lance Cpl. Justin Paradis, left, a refrigeration mechanic with 7th Communication Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Cpl. Joseph Whitney, an electrician with Tactical Exer More

Lance Cpl. Keith Markle, a Stockton, N.J., native and satellite communications operator with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, inspects satellite connectio More

Seaman Greyson Harrelson, a Fuquay-Varina, N.C., native, is a religious program specialists assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to Korat, Kingdom More

Surveyors with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, make their way through a mountainous range while surveying the area for annual artillery training here Fe More

Seaman Greyson Harrelson, a Fuquay-Varina, N.C., native, is a religious program specialists assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, deployed to Korat, Kingdom More

Akemi Nashiro, food service employee for Mess Hall 1223, sanitizes a refrigerator unit on Camp Kinser Feb. 2. Sanitation is one of many areas inspected to determine the recipient of the 2011 Maj. Gen. W.P.T. Hi More

Lt. Col. Ricardo Miagany, commanding officer, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, presents a gift to Mayor Kohei Asakura, mayor of Kusu-town, during a sched More

From a small space in a KC-130 Hercules, Gunnery Sgt. Angel Rodriguez and his team served as a Direct Air Support Center -Airborne to complete missions including air support, medical evacuations and resupplies More

Akemi Nashiro, food service employee for Mess Hall 1223, sanitizes a refrigerator unit on Camp Kinser Feb. 2. Sanitation is one of many areas inspected to determine the recipient of the 2011 Maj. Gen. W.P.T. Hi More

Sgt. Dustin Zimmerman, section chief, Gun Team 2, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to explain the mechanics, characteristics, maintenance, firin More

Col. Jay Hatton, deputy commander of the Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force, addresses service members with the medical, dental, veterinarian civic actions program team at Chanthaburi, Kingdom More

Capt. Brian Simmons, flight duty officer and KC-130J co-pilot with VMGR-152, looks out the cockpit at the lead aircraft to gauge his position in the specified flight formation during training.

Sgt. Dustin Zimmerman, section chief, Gun Team 2, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, prepares to explain the mechanics, characteristics, maintenance, firin More

A Marine with Gun Team 2, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, demonstrates communication procedures on the radio of the M777 howitzer during an informal dem More

The first piece of cake is cut in celebration of the USO’s 70th Anniversary Feb. 4, at the Camp Hansen USO.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Briana Green, left, Royal Thai Marine Pfc. Srisondee Udom, middle, and U.S. Marine Pfc. Christopher Madera are cooks participating in Exercise Cobra Gold 2011. Green and Madera are cooks More

Ichiro Umehara, second from the left, says without the support from the Marines, he would not have been able to cope with the loss of his wife.

Royal Thai Military Mobile Development Unit engineers and U.S. Navy Seabees with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, 1st Naval Construction Division, U.S. Naval Construction Force, based in Gulfport, Miss., More

Sgt. Ian Trenkel, a radio operator with Marine Air Support Squadron 2, Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, poses with children from the Pa More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Michael Fernandez, a dentist with 724 Aeromedical Staging Flight, 624th Regional Support Group, out of Anderson Air Force Base on Guam, extracts an extra tooth from a Thai girl at Ban Muang More