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Cpl. Andre Thomas, right, tries food prepared by students

Cpl. Andre Thomas, right, tries food prepared by students

Cpl. Andre Thomas, right, tries food prepared by students and volunteers in the Camp Courtney English language class at the Urumin Welfare Center Dec. 10. Okinawan students and Marine volunteers got together at... More

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General of 3rd Marine Division, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Lance Cpl. Brian Moralesacevedo, a Marine with 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division... More

4th Marine Regiment, US Army Photo

4th Marine Regiment, US Army Photo

On Feb. 1, 2014, 4th Marine Regiment celebrated the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Reconstitution and the 2013 full Resumption of the Unit Deployment Program. On Feb. 1, 1944, the Commandant, General Vandergrift,... More

Marines with 4th Marine Regiment listen to the recited

Marines with 4th Marine Regiment listen to the recited

Marines with 4th Marine Regiment listen to the recited history of their regiment Jan. 31 during a ceremony commemorating the reconstitution of the 4th Marine Regiment at the Beach Head club on Camp Hansen. The ... More

Marines present 4th Marine Regiment’s battle streamers

Marines present 4th Marine Regiment’s battle streamers

Marines present 4th Marine Regiment’s battle streamers during a rededication ceremony in honor of their 101st birthday April 3 at Camp Schwab. 4th Marines activated their colors April 16, 1914. The Marines are ... More

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General

Brig. Gen. William M. Jurney, the Commanding General of 3rd Marine Division, and Sgt. Maj. Dennis M. Bradley, Sergeant Major of 3rd Marine Division, stand at attention during a squad competition award ceremony ... More

University students, Marines tear down language barrier

University students, Marines tear down language barrier

Catherine C. Latham relates personal experiences during an English club meeting at Meio University May 21 in Nago. Latham started the club in 1994 after two students came to her wishing to improve their English... More

Marines prep for Afghanistan deployment

Marines prep for Afghanistan deployment

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.

Hostage exercise tests Okinawa Provost Marshal's Office units

Hostage exercise tests Okinawa Provost Marshal's Office units

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

Sgt. George J. Callum reconnaissance man with 3rd

Sgt. George J. Callum reconnaissance man with 3rd

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

Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Blanton is awarded the Silver

Gunnery Sgt. Robert J. Blanton is awarded the Silver

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

Cpl. Joe Riley, an assistant radio telephone operator

Cpl. Joe Riley, an assistant radio telephone operator

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

Marines From Okinawa Showcase Equipment to Japanese Officer Candidates

Marines From Okinawa Showcase Equipment to Japanese Officer Candidates

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, familiarize candidates with Japan Air Self Defense Force, Southwestern Composite Air Division with the AN/PSS-14 mine ... More

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion remove new ammunition

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion remove new ammunition

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion remove new ammunition from their boxes and place in 200-round ammo cans for faster access while loading them into the M240B machine gun July 14, at Range 10 on Camp Schwab.

Marines Take Aim for Future Exercise

Marines Take Aim for Future Exercise

Instructors watch Marines of Combat Assault Battalion go through dry runs of loading, firing, and unloading the M240B machine gun July 14 at range 10 on Camp Schwab.

Ryukyu Warrior Improving readiness

Ryukyu Warrior Improving readiness

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

Lance Cpl. Kody J. Morey, a driver operator with 4th

Lance Cpl. Kody J. Morey, a driver operator with 4th

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

A Marine removes an M240G medium machine gun from its

A Marine removes an M240G medium machine gun from its

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.

New targets provide better training

New targets provide better training

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

Wing topples competition during Division Matches

Wing topples competition during Division Matches

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

A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine

A Marine with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine

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

Combatant divers test new dive masks

Combatant divers test new dive masks

Combatant divers from 3rd Reconnaisance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force dive in buddy teams in order to test the new Combat Diver Full Face mask at the Camp Schwab Aquatic Center ... More

Lance Cpl. Rolando Lindsay, 20, with 7th Communications

Lance Cpl. Rolando Lindsay, 20, with 7th Communications

Lance Cpl. Rolando Lindsay, 20, with 7th Communications Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, shops at the Commissary on Wheels set up in the Camp Hansen Exchange April 30. Comm... More

Sgt. Tyrone Franklin, an amphibious assault vehicle

Sgt. Tyrone Franklin, an amphibious assault vehicle

Sgt. Tyrone Franklin, an amphibious assault vehicle crewman, cruises past the finish line to win first place during the 38th Annual Henoko District Citizen’s Track and Field Meet Sports Day in Henoko May 15. Fr... More

Diving supervisor candidates are taught the importance

Diving supervisor candidates are taught the importance

Diving supervisor candidates are taught the importance of inspecting dive gear prior to allowing Marines to enter the water. This is one of the many responsibilities taught during the diving supervisor’s course.

Marines enhance convoy operation abilities

Marines enhance convoy operation abilities

Marines with Motor Transport Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, dismount their tactical vehicles to set up camp at Landing Zone Cardinal July 12.

Marines conduct convoy operations

Marines conduct convoy operations

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, work to take down a tent at Landing Zone Cardinal July 15 after participating in a four-day training evolution.

Marines improve crew-served capabilities

Marines improve crew-served capabilities

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

Specialized search dogs add new weapon to fight against IEDs

Specialized search dogs add new weapon to fight against IEDs

Lance Cpl. Joel Juarez, a specialized search dog handler, Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, shows his dog Benny a route to be searched for improvised e... More

Lance Cpl. Davin T. Reeves, left, and Lance Cpl. Jacob

Lance Cpl. Davin T. Reeves, left, and Lance Cpl. Jacob

Lance Cpl. Davin T. Reeves, left, and Lance Cpl. Jacob H. Lee, right, both radio operators with Air Support Company, MASS-2, speed past the competition as they row their boat, dubbed Da Green Line, during the r... More

Marines and sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines and sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines and sailors with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, enter the water wearing M25 rebreathers off the beaches of Camp Schwab Aug. 9. The M25 rebreathers pro... More

Third Marine Division, Camp Schwab prepared for unit deployment program to resume

Third Marine Division, Camp Schwab prepared for unit deployment progra...

Col. Stephen M. Neary (left), commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment and commander of Camp Schwab, and Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and deputy commander of ... More

Military Police Support Company prepares for upcoming deployment

Military Police Support Company prepares for upcoming deployment

Marines with Military Police Support Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, walk away from their vehicles for a debrief Aug. 30 after completing a scenario during convoy operations... More

Marines maintain operational, combat readiness

Marines maintain operational, combat readiness

Cpl. Justin Little and Lance Cpl. Lars Miles conduct a live-fire shoot with the M249 squad automatic weapon during Exercise Roaring Lion in the Central Training Area Sept. 22. The exercise was designed to prepa... More

Japan Minister of Defense Yasuo Ichikawa is given a

Japan Minister of Defense Yasuo Ichikawa is given a

Japan Minister of Defense Yasuo Ichikawa is given a presentation by the Okinawa Defense Bureau here Oct. 18. The purpose of Ichikawa’s visit was to view the construction site of the Futenma Replacement Facility.

Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks

Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks

Japan Minister of Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks to the air traffic control tower at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Oct. 19 with Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expediti... More

Japan Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks

Japan Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks

Japan Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba walks to the air traffic control tower here with Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionar... More

MCICOM commander visits. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

MCICOM commander visits. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Lt. Col. Robert R. Piatt, left, points out the perimeter of Camp Schwab to Maj. Gen. James A. Kessler, commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, during a tour of the base Oct. 28. Kessler was on Okinawa as... More

Energy, installations, environment secretary visits

Energy, installations, environment secretary visits

Jackalyne Pfannenstiel (center), assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri (right), commanding general for Marine Corps Installations Pacific, and Jos... More

Minister of Defense Ichikawa makes a courtesy call

Minister of Defense Ichikawa makes a courtesy call

Minister of Defense Ichikawa makes a courtesy call to Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, acting Okinawa area coordinator and commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Building 1 here Nov. 12. The purpose of... More

Col. Stephen M. Neary speaks with Marines and residents

Col. Stephen M. Neary speaks with Marines and residents

Col. Stephen M. Neary speaks with Marines and residents of Henoko at the 30th annual Christmas celebration at the USO building here Dec. 3. Neary is the the commanding officer of 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marin... More

Reconnaissance Marines enter the water with their ankles

Reconnaissance Marines enter the water with their ankles

Reconnaissance Marines enter the water with their ankles bound and hands clenched tightly together during the initial stage of a proficiency screening at the aquatics center on Camp Schwab Feb. 2. The screening... More

The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Marines closest to

The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Marines closest to

The 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Marines closest to Cpl. Adam J. Buyes sit with family members during his memorial service on Camp Schwab Feb. 3. Buyes was killed in action Nov. 26, 2011, just weeks before 3rd ... More

Students from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Tactical

Students from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Tactical

Students from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Tactical Administrative School in Tokyo are shown an amphibious assault vehicle at the Combat Assault Battalion motor pool on here Feb. 3. Combat Assault Battal... More

Japan Defense Minister visits; Leaders observe Corps’ facilities

Japan Defense Minister visits; Leaders observe Corps’ facilities

Japan Minister of Defense Naoki Tanaka walks with Col. Stephen M. Neary at Camp Schwab Feb. 18. The purpose of the visit was to observe the current situation of the facilities through briefings and tours of the... More

U.S. Marine Col. Richard D. Hall, standing left, gives

U.S. Marine Col. Richard D. Hall, standing left, gives

U.S. Marine Col. Richard D. Hall, standing left, gives opening remarks to Marines and community leaders June 25 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Camp Schwab. The ceremony demonstrated the capabilities of the... More

Marines with CAB look for coral reefs while piloting

Marines with CAB look for coral reefs while piloting

Marines with CAB look for coral reefs while piloting a combat rubber raiding craft on their way to Kushi Crossing off the coast of Camp Schwab March 30. The purpose of the reconnaissance was to see where their ... More

Marine families spend time with local children

Marine families spend time with local children

A Marine shows a child from the Nagomi Nursing Home for Children how to bowl at the Camp Schwab Bowling Alley April 21. The Marines who attended are assigned to 3rd Reconnaissance Bn. and 4th Marine Regiment, p... More

Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 rehearse

Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 rehearse

Marines with Marine Air Support Squadron 2 rehearse speed reloads while moving during the military operations on urban terrain training here, May 8. The squadron also practiced clearing rooms and stair cases du... More

Security platoon maintains mission readiness

Security platoon maintains mission readiness

Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Pechay disassembles an M240B medium machine gun during security-operations training at Camp Schwab July 20. Pechay is an automotive maintenance technician with Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Mar... More

Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine

Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, prepare their gear for Exercise Croix du Sud 2012 at Camp Schwab Oct. 5. Croix du Sud is a multilateral exercise hosted by the French armed forces ... More

Terumi Tokuda, left, chainsaws the remaining pieces

Terumi Tokuda, left, chainsaws the remaining pieces

Terumi Tokuda, left, chainsaws the remaining pieces of his collapsed house as Lance Cpl. Mitchell C. Dunson assists him at Henoko Oct. 17. Marines and sailors volunteered to help Tokuda, a Henoko resident, take... More

Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Cobb effectively engages a target

Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Cobb effectively engages a target

Lance Cpl. Joseph W. Cobb effectively engages a target with a .50-caliber Browning machine gun during crew-served weapons training at Camp Schwab Oct. 24. Cobb is a data systems technician with Combat Logistics... More

Marines wait with their assault amphibious vehicles

Marines wait with their assault amphibious vehicles

Marines wait with their assault amphibious vehicles during surf qualification off the coast of Oura Wan Beach at Camp Schwab Oct. 30. The qualification is required to guarantee the Marines are competent swimmer... More

Lance Cpl. Jordan A. Finestone posts security on the

Lance Cpl. Jordan A. Finestone posts security on the

Lance Cpl. Jordan A. Finestone posts security on the back of an assault amphibious vehicle during an amphibious landing at Camp Schwab during Exercise Keen Sword 2013 Nov. 15. Keen Sword allows U.S. and Japanes... More

Marines with Combat Engineer Company calculate the

Marines with Combat Engineer Company calculate the

Marines with Combat Engineer Company calculate the net explosive weight of the charges they will use during urban mobility breaching training Dec. 6 at the Central Training Area near Camp Schwab. The company is... More

Students of Kube Elementary School and Kindergarten

Students of Kube Elementary School and Kindergarten

Students of Kube Elementary School and Kindergarten in Henoko district, along with their families, gather around Santa Claus to receive presents at the 31st annual Christmas children’s day at the Camp Schwab US... More

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit receives 2011 Chief of Naval Aviation Operations Safety Award

31st Marine Expeditionary Unit receives 2011 Chief of Naval Aviation O...

Major Gen. Christopher S. Owens (left), Commanding General of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and an Oregon native, presents the 2011 Chief of Naval Aviation Operations Safety Award to Lt. Col. Aaron S. Wells (right),... More

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion,

A Marine with Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, throws a makeshift grappling hook at a concertina wire barrier during a live-fire exercise here, Jan 4. T... More

Marine Corps announces new requirements for Marine security guards

Marine Corps announces new requirements for Marine security guards

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines with Headquarters Marine Corps Special Operations Command Screening Team and Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignment Screening Team screen Mari... More

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines

Master Gunnery Sgt. James E. Dinwoodie and other Marines with Headquarters Marine Corps Special Operations Command Screening Team and Headquarters Marine Corps Special Duty Assignment Screening Team screen Mari... More

Gunnery Sgt. Larry J. Arnold shows Marines from the

Gunnery Sgt. Larry J. Arnold shows Marines from the

Gunnery Sgt. Larry J. Arnold shows Marines from the Marine Corps Base Butler team the proper sitting position Jan. 18 during the first stages of the Far East Division Matches at Camp Schwab. The primary objecti... More

Cpl. Neil N. Sookdeo teaches Marines with various III

Cpl. Neil N. Sookdeo teaches Marines with various III

Cpl. Neil N. Sookdeo teaches Marines with various III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific units a proper prone shooting position during the Far East Division Matches Jan. 23 at Cam... More

Marines and Sailors with Company A, Battalion Landing

Marines and Sailors with Company A, Battalion Landing

Marines and Sailors with Company A, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, form a tactical line to suppress notional enemies during a mechanized raid here, Ja... More

Lejeune infantry battalion arrives

Lejeune infantry battalion arrives

Brig. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla speaks with Marines of 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Jan. 31 at the Camp Schwab theater during a welcome aboard brief. The battalion is currently assigned to 4th Marine Reg... More

An explosive charge detonates Feb. 8 at Camp Schwab

An explosive charge detonates Feb. 8 at Camp Schwab

An explosive charge detonates Feb. 8 at Camp Schwab during basic demolition training hosted by 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company. During the training, Marines learned about assorted shaped charges, common... More

A Marine fires an M240B medium machine gun Nov. 2 during

A Marine fires an M240B medium machine gun Nov. 2 during

A Marine fires an M240B medium machine gun Nov. 2 during exercise Blue Chromite 15 in the Central Training Area. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps’ expeditionary capabilities from the sea. Ma... More

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan -Fumio Kishida is met and

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan -Fumio Kishida is met and

CAMP SCHWAB, OKINAWA, Japan -Fumio Kishida is met and escorted by Col. Jonathan D. Covington to the site where Hirofumi Takeda, director general of Okinawa Defense Bureau gave a brief on the Marine Corps Air St... More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5 along with Marines from the Combat Assault Battalion conduct an urban mobility breaching exercise. The Seabees are working with Marines from the Combat ... More

Marines fire an M242 Bushmaster during vehicle and

Marines fire an M242 Bushmaster during vehicle and

Marines fire an M242 Bushmaster during vehicle and weapons maintenance training with the light armored vehicle March 5 at Camp Schwab. Combat Assault Battalion recently acquired new LAVs and completed training ... More

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion discuss their

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion discuss their

Marines with Combat Assault Battalion discuss their first water-borne movement March 5 at Camp Schwab during water-operations training. The Marines used the first day of training for refreshing basic assault am... More

Marines pilot an assault amphibious vehicle aboard

Marines pilot an assault amphibious vehicle aboard

Marines pilot an assault amphibious vehicle aboard the USS Denver during Exercise Keen Sword 2013 Nov. 9, 2012. CAB is the only battalion-sized combat assault unit in the Marine Corps. It provides 3rd Marine Di... More

A reconnaissance man engages unknown-distance targets

A reconnaissance man engages unknown-distance targets

A reconnaissance man engages unknown-distance targets with an M249 squad automatic weapon March 25 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab during weapons familiarization and sustainment training. Marines trained with a va... More

Staff Sgt. Paul J. Delekto Jr., center, shows Cpl.

Staff Sgt. Paul J. Delekto Jr., center, shows Cpl.

Staff Sgt. Paul J. Delekto Jr., center, shows Cpl. Kayla E. Morales, right, the proper application of a mechanical advantage control hold technique on Lance Cpl Cory A. Wilson at Camp Schwab April 15 during sec... More

Col. Richard D. Hall, left, congratulates Master Sgt.

Col. Richard D. Hall, left, congratulates Master Sgt.

Col. Richard D. Hall, left, congratulates Master Sgt. Vichien Sornchan April 24 at Camp Schwab for he and his Marines’ efforts in earning honors as large mess hall of the quarter for the second quarter of fisca... More

Commissary on Wheels rolls through northern camps

Commissary on Wheels rolls through northern camps

Marines and sailors from Camps Hansen and Schwab visit the Commissary on Wheels April 27 at the Camp Hansen Post Exchange. “Everything we do is for the service members,” said Frank Santos, a produce manager for... More

Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. speaks to Marines and

Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. speaks to Marines and

Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. speaks to Marines and sailors May 7 during an all-hands discussion at Camp Schwab. Glueck’s presentation covered crisis response, working alongside partner nations, and reconstitu... More

Navy Lt. Reginald E. Jones, right, plays catch with

Navy Lt. Reginald E. Jones, right, plays catch with

Navy Lt. Reginald E. Jones, right, plays catch with children during a visit with Marines and sailors at the Himawari Gakudo Day Care Center May 11. The children and service members played card games, darts, mus... More

Lance Cpls. Bennett M. Russ, right, and Robert T. Davis,

Lance Cpls. Bennett M. Russ, right, and Robert T. Davis,

Lance Cpls. Bennett M. Russ, right, and Robert T. Davis, fire an M240B medium machine gun during a field training exercise May 15 at the Range 10 complex at Camp Schwab. During the exercise, the company conduct... More

Community members, Marines cleanup to strengthen relationship

Community members, Marines cleanup to strengthen relationship

Lance Cpl. Tyler R. Papalski, left, talks with Chieko Toyoshima while clearing weeds from a recreation field during an annual cleanup May 20 in Henoko. Marines volunteer each year to help members of the Henoko ... More

Sgt. Frank V. Lopez removes debris from the sand during

Sgt. Frank V. Lopez removes debris from the sand during

Sgt. Frank V. Lopez removes debris from the sand during an annual cleanup of the Matsuda-No-Hama beach May 20 in Henoko. The cleanup was conducted in preparation for the annual Henoko Dragon Boat Race. Lopez is... More

Staff Sgt. Bradley A. Mowrey breaks o-chlorobenzylidene

Staff Sgt. Bradley A. Mowrey breaks o-chlorobenzylidene

Staff Sgt. Bradley A. Mowrey breaks o-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile capsules to create CS gas May 20 at Camp Schwab during a three-day field training exercise. The FTX allowed staff noncommissioned officers a... More

Company L Marines practice squad-sized attacks

Company L Marines practice squad-sized attacks

Marines fire their M4 services rifle June 5 at Range 10 on Camp Schwab during squad offensive operations. Marines with Company L practiced squad maneuvers in offensive scenarios. Company L, 3rd Battalion, 6th M... More

Marines with Company L fire the M4 service rifle at

Marines with Company L fire the M4 service rifle at

Marines with Company L fire the M4 service rifle at targets June 5 at Range 10 on Camp Schwab during squad offensive operations training. The Marines conducted squad-supported attack and maneuver training using... More

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion push a combat

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion push a combat

Marines with 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion push a combat rubber raiding craft June 14 from Oura Wan shore on Camp Schwab to take children for a ride during the 2nd annual “Do What Daddy Does” day. The CRRCs are ... More

Camp Schwab USO opens sports lounge

Camp Schwab USO opens sports lounge

Marines and sailors watch game seven of the National Basketball Association finals June 21 at the recently opened sports lounge at the Camp Schwab USO center. The new addition to the center boasts seven televis... More

Pfc. Danielle A. Auld, left, takes on her challenger

Pfc. Danielle A. Auld, left, takes on her challenger

Pfc. Danielle A. Auld, left, takes on her challenger at the Henoko Okinawa-Style Sumo Tournament June 22 at the Mae-No-Hama Field. In the tournament’s challenge matches, audience members challenge each other to... More

A Marine with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Company puts together

A Marine with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Company puts together

A Marine with 3rd Explosive Ordnance Company puts together a mock improvised explosive device June 26 during training at Camp Schwab. The training allowed the Marines to build an understanding of the effect dif... More

EOD Marines reconstruct blast sites

EOD Marines reconstruct blast sites

Marines search the surrounding area of a mock blast site June 26 at Camp Schwab. The training gave the Marines of 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company an opportunity to apply post-blast analysis and site sur... More

Fast-roping Marines get boots on ground at Schwab

Fast-roping Marines get boots on ground at Schwab

Marines with Force Reconnaissance Company fast-rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter July 2 at Landing Zone Phoenix on Camp Schwab. The company is with III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the helicopter and ... More

Capt. John S. Kim, left, delivers a presentation to

Capt. John S. Kim, left, delivers a presentation to

Capt. John S. Kim, left, delivers a presentation to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officers about the assault amphibious vehicle July 12 at Camp Schwab as part of the Japan observer exchange program. “The JOEP... More

Lance Cpl. Jose M. Orantes ensures all bolts are secure

Lance Cpl. Jose M. Orantes ensures all bolts are secure

Lance Cpl. Jose M. Orantes ensures all bolts are secure after coming ashore during a field training exercise July 15 at the Central Training Area. The battalion-wide training exercise employed the unique capabi... More

Pfc. Nathaniel A. Henthorne engages and suppresses

Pfc. Nathaniel A. Henthorne engages and suppresses

Pfc. Nathaniel A. Henthorne engages and suppresses targets July 22 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab during a combined-arms exercise. Marines with Combat Engineer Co., CAB, worked with mortarmen with 3rd Battalion, ... More

Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Inman fires an M249 squad automatic

Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Inman fires an M249 squad automatic

Lance Cpl. Anthony M. Inman fires an M249 squad automatic weapon while Lance Cpl. William C. Sutton observes the target area during a proficiency sustainment shoot Aug. 13 at Range 10 near Camp Schwab. During t... More

Marines fire their M16A4 service rifles while using

Marines fire their M16A4 service rifles while using

Marines fire their M16A4 service rifles while using night vision goggles and advanced target pointer illuminator aiming lights during an intermediate combat rifle marksmanship course of fire Aug. 13 at Range 13... More

Staff Sgt. Jordan G. Hardy, front left, and Cpl. Troy

Staff Sgt. Jordan G. Hardy, front left, and Cpl. Troy

Staff Sgt. Jordan G. Hardy, front left, and Cpl. Troy A. Biggs, front right, begin a movement-while-firing drill Aug. 27 at the battle-sight zero range on Camp Schwab. The drill was designed to improve the basi... More

Marines make their way to a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk

Marines make their way to a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk

Marines make their way to a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Sept. 12 at Camp Schwab as part of the Exercise Lejeune II joint aerial-assault training. The purpose of the training was to familiarize the Mar... More

The USS Ashland floats off the coast of Camp Schwab

The USS Ashland floats off the coast of Camp Schwab

The USS Ashland floats off the coast of Camp Schwab Sept. 18. Service members with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expedit... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan D. Watson sights-in

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan D. Watson sights-in

Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan D. Watson sights-in with his rifle while participating in a basic amphibious assault exercise Sept. 18 on the beach at Camp Schwab. Watson is a hospital corpsman with Weapons Comp... More

Marines with and students from the Asunaro Higashi

Marines with and students from the Asunaro Higashi

Marines with and students from the Asunaro Higashi Nursery School in Nago play musical chairs Sept. 26 in a classroom at the school. During the exchange, the Marines and students played games and interacted wit... More

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