Okinawans, Marines, sailors create stronger relationship
Cpl. Alex J. Brown wipes down windows at the Okinawa Children Development Center in Awase April 21. Marines and sailors with Marine Corps Air Station Futenma visited the center to spend time with the children a... More
Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force salute
Members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force salute a Japanese naval ensign during a ceremony at the Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters in Naha May 27.
Scholarships awarded for academics
Kubasaki and Kadena high school students display scholarship certificates from the Marine Officers’ Spouses Club Okinawa during a ceremony at the Marine Gift Shop Island Treasures at Camp Foster June 5. The clu... More
Marines convoy to Yausubetsu Maneuver Area
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, prepare to transport 12 105 mm howitzers and more than 100 tactical vehicles from Hanasaki Port to the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area June 8 in preparation for Artill... More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, conduct
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, conduct live-fire training during Artillery Relocation Training Program 12-1 at Yausubetsu Maneuver Area, Hokkaido, Japan, June 22. The regiment is part of 3rd ... More
CG takes first flight in UH-1Y Venom
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. presents Sgt. Zachary A. Lucas with his challenge coin following Glueck’s first flight aboard a UH-1Y Venom helicopter July 2. During the flight, the helicopter’s crew briefed Glu... More
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence special agent, talks to Marines at the Camp Foster theater about the importance of online and personal security, July 10. The Defensive Information to... More
Marines swim through challenging water-rescue course
Lance Cpl. Keegan L. Cooley performs the armpit tow, one of three rescue swimming techniques, on Staff Sgt. Marques J. Johnson, during a Marine survival advanced course at the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma p... More
Marines prepare Okinawan students for trip to US
Marines and students gather around Nozomi Teruya’s phone to watch a video while practicing English at Okinawa Information Technology Shinryo Park in Uruma City July 20. Teruya made the video and is an IT student.
Common injuries easily avoided by attention to detail
Common causes of slips, trips and falls are wet floors, miscellaneous objects laying on the floor, and people not paying attention. Signs like the one above are placed in areas where people need to be extra cau... More
Iitate Village elementary students visit Camp Foster
Elementary school students listen to Dr. Robert D. Eldridge July 25 at Camp Foster. The students’ visit was part of the schools’ three-year project and study trip, which the board of education hopes will show t... More
Service members jump out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Service members jump out of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during parachute training over Ie Shima, Okinawa, Japan, July 26. Pilots with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 provided the jump platform via the... More
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, right, speaks with 1st
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, right, speaks with 1st Lt. Heather R. Waldorf during a visit to Camp Kinser Aug. 21. Hudson is the commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command. Waldorf is a ground supply o... More
Veterans and Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach,
Veterans and Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, right, render salutes after presenting a wreath donated by Veterans of Foreign War Post 9723 for the National prisoner of war and missing in action Recogni... More
Marines teach self-protection. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Chief Warrant Officer John W. Crandall teaches students of the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy how to perform a martial arts technique at the Ryukyu Rehabilitation Academy Nov. 4. Crandall, along with 15 Marines ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Merrill removes a pipe
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Merrill removes a pipe of damaged artificial canopy at the Hiro Coffee Farm Nov. 10. Service members volunteered to clean up debris created by recent typhoons at the farm. Merril... More
Partnership broadens children’s horizons
Carole Osman and Kouji Kashima renew their partnership agreement Nov. 28 during a ceremony at William C. Bechtel Elementary School on Camp McTureous. Kawasaki Elementary School and William C. Bechtel Elementary... More
Sgt. Justin D. Lofay, with Headquarters and Service
Sgt. Justin D. Lofay, with Headquarters and Service Battalion’s corporals course, climbs down a steep hill to reach his squad’s next point during the land navigation course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center... More
Cpl. Trenton A. Douglass ties a butterfly knot while
Cpl. Trenton A. Douglass ties a butterfly knot while blindfolded during a tactical rope suspension techniques course Jan. 10 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. Marines had to practice tying basic kn... More
Lance Cpl. Cameron D. Barr motions for a hostile role
Lance Cpl. Cameron D. Barr motions for a hostile role player to turn around during military operations on urban terrain training Jan. 16 at combat town in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The Marines... More
Shota Ishimine watches as a youth baseball player hits
Shota Ishimine watches as a youth baseball player hits a ball during a baseball clinic Jan. 19 at Camp Hansen. Ishimine is a professional baseball player with the Chiba Lotte Marines. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Donal... More
Students perform at town hall meeting
Students with the Bechtel Elementary School’s multicultural dance and Eisa drum and dance clubs perform a traditional Japanese Eisa dance Jan. 31 at the Camp Courtney theater prior to a Camp Courtney town hall ... More
Sgt. Johnathon C. Beck navigates using an onboard computer
Sgt. Johnathon C. Beck navigates using an onboard computer Feb. 7 at White Beach Naval Facility during a safety boat qualification course. The weeklong course familiarized students with the operation and upkeep... More
3rd Intelligence Battalion sharpens CBRN skills
Marines with 3rd Intelligence Battalion respond to a simulated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear spray attack Feb. 14 at Camp Hansen. The Marines learned how to respond to different types of CBRN a... More
Marines volunteer, community benefits
Marines with 7th Communication Battalion sort through debris collected Feb. 14 while cleaning the shoreline of a bay in Kin Town near the Hikarigaoka nursing home. “It’s a great pleasure to see what the Marin... More
Marines help keep local residents’ dream growing
Atsushi Higa removes vines Feb. 21 from a fruit tree at his farm on Mount Yae-Dake. Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, spent the day helping Hi... More
Engineers build obstacle course on Camp Courtney
Combat engineers install support beams Feb. 28 during the construction of a new obstacle course at Camp Courtney. The Marines are constructing the course to replace an old course that had become unserviceable a... More
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 form a human chain to transport a simulated
Marines form a human chain to transport a simulated casualty up a slope during the endurance course March 21 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The endurance course is the final event of J... More
Corporal awarded for English teaching
Cpl. Jacob W. Helms, left, receives a certificate of appreciation from Noriko Zamami March 26 at the Nago Civic Center for his contribution to the "Let's Play with English" program. The program is designed to t... More
A Republic of Korea Marine and a U.S. Marine climb
A Republic of Korea Marine and a U.S. Marine climb a rock wall during a ROK ranger training course held April 15 at the 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang. The course was part of Korean Marine Exchange Progra... More
Marines with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine
Marines with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve convoy from 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base to Suseong-ri Firing Range April 22. The convoy was conducted as par... More
A U.S. Navy landing ship prepares to offload during
A U.S. Navy landing ship prepares to offload during an amphibious landing by Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines on Doksuk-ri Beach using assault amphibious vehicles April 26. The amphibious landing was the culm... More
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently
A Marine with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force as part of the Unit Deployment Program, provides suppressive fire... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck speaks to attendees of the
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck speaks to attendees of the 8th annual Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Joe Foss Squadron award ceremony May 9 at the Butler Officers’ Club, Camp Foster. The ceremony recognized win... More
Assistant Commissioner Chibana Kojun reads a letter
Assistant Commissioner Chibana Kojun reads a letter of appreciation on behalf of the Okinawa City Police Headquarters for U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew P. Nelson May 30 at its headquarters. Nelson was recognized for... More
Japan officials visit Futenma. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Okinawa, Okinawa Marine, Japan, III Marine Expeditionary Force, III MEF, Marine Corps Installations Pacific, MCIPAC, service members, Marine, Marines, Marine Corps, Donald T. Peterson, Marine Medium Tiltrotor S... More
Marines participate in 9th annual fishing tournament
Marines patiently wait for a bite as the sun rises June 9 in the East China Sea during the 9th annual Sam’s Cup International Billfish Tournament off the coast of Okinawa. The tournament officials award the tea... More
Rudder takes command of 1st MAW
Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens, left, and Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder shake hands after the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing change of command ceremony July 9 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Rudder assumed command... More
Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens, right, passes the 1st
Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens, right, passes the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing colors to Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder July 9 during the 1st MAW change of command ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Owens w... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 traverse
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 traverse an obstacle during the endurance course July 15 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. Marines and sailors with MWSS-172 conducted the en... More
Marines beautify home for elderly
Seaman Apprentice Charles J. Foster mows grass Aug. 2 at the Ichijo-en Elders’ Home. Marines and sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, volunteered to g... More
Marines beautify home for elderly
Seaman Apprentice Charles J. Foster mows grass Aug. 2 at the Ichijo-en Elders’ Home. Marines and sailors with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, volunteered to g... More
MWSS-172 hosts 2nd annual Firebird Festival
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” ... More
CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters fly in formation during
CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters fly in formation during a sundown flight over Okinawa Sept. 6 to commemorate the retiring aircraft. Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 is slated to hold their final flight of CH-... More
Timothy M. Black directs Kadena High School students
Timothy M. Black directs Kadena High School students during the 12th annual Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11 at the school auditorium on Kadena Air Base. The ceremony’s theme was “Because of the Brave”... More
Sesame Street characters perform during the Sesame
Sesame Street characters perform during the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families Sept. 29 at the Camp Foster Community Center. The characters sang and danced during numerous routines. (U.S. Marine... More
Cpl. Troy A. Biggs prepares to fire the M24 sniper
Cpl. Troy A. Biggs prepares to fire the M24 sniper weapon system, Oct. 10, at Range 22 in the Central Training Area. Marines with the special reaction team, executed marksman-observer training to refresh their ... More
Smash Mouth performs several of its songs Oct. 19 during
Smash Mouth performs several of its songs Oct. 19 during the annual Kinser Fest held on Camp Kinser. The festival, which took place Oct. 19-20, was open for everyone on Okinawa to attend. The festival gave serv... More
Dolan chases a simulated suspect Oct. 25 at Range 160
Dolan chases a simulated suspect Oct. 25 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen. Military working dog handlers with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion trained in dog-handling techniques to build a stronger relationship between... More
HMH-772 flies toward aerial excellence
Marines and corpsmen embark a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter Nov. 7 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma during a training event. The Marines and sailors trained on how to properly board and disembark a helico... More
Marines load a pallet of gear into a KC-130J Hercules
Marines load a pallet of gear into a KC-130J Hercules aircraft Nov. 12 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Marines and Sailors from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionar... More
ROK, U.S. Marines share knowledge, prepare for future
Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines discuss the logistics involved in maintaining an aircraft wing Nov. 21 at the Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 36 headquarters on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The ROK M... More
Marines with various units on Camp Hansen line up behind
Marines with various units on Camp Hansen line up behind the fire truck carrying Santa Claus in preparation for the jingle bell fun run Dec. 6 at the Camp Hansen Athletic Center. The run was the first event of ... More
Naval medical personnel execute the startup process
Naval medical personnel execute the startup process of the mobile, oxygen, ventilation and external suction system Jan. 7 at Camp Kinser. The sailors are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, ... More
Corpsmen perfect lifesaving steps
Corpsmen evacuate a simulated casualty Jan. 30 at the Simulated Trauma Advanced Training Center on Camp Foster. The corpsmen were participating in the forward resuscitative care course, which is designed to bri... More
A Marine enters an assault amphibious vehicle Feb.
A Marine enters an assault amphibious vehicle Feb. 3 prior to embarking to the USS Denver for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. The exercise improves the capability to plan and conduct combined-joint operations, build... More
Ambassador Caroline B. Kennedy, right, is greeted by
Ambassador Caroline B. Kennedy, right, is greeted by Col. Richard D. Hall, center, and Sgt. Maj. Keith L. Smith Feb. 13 at Camp Schwab. Kennedy visited Marine Corps installations on Okinawa during her first vis... More
JGSDF Western Army Headquarters Support Association visits Camp Schwab
Representatives with the Western Army Headquarters Support Association discuss the history of Camp Schwab and the future of the Futenma Replacement Facility, Feb. 12 at the 4th Marine Regiment Headquarters buil... More
III MEF hosts SOY awards. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Sailors who were nominated for sailor of the year pose for a group photo upon completion of the SOY ceremony and luncheon Feb. 7 at the Ocean Breeze on Camp Foster. The SOY program is hosted by the Chief Petty ... More
Marines face Kin Town club in tournament
Marines and sailors gave it their all in a friendly table tennis tournament against the Kin Town Table Tennis Club Feb. 15 at the Kin Town Education Center Gym. “A group of Marines and sailors with Combat Logis... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 compete in
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 compete in a fire team push-up competition Feb. 28 at the parade field on Camp Foster during a battalion field meet. CLB-4 held the field meet so Marines with various c... More
Retired Rear Admiral Taosa Ochiai, Japan Maritime
Retired Rear Admiral Taosa Ochiai, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, left, passes a rear admiral’s flag, which had belonged to his father, to a representative of the Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarte... More
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence special agent, talks to Marines at the Camp Foster theater about the importance of security July 10. The Defensive Information to Counter Everything b... More
A sailor looks out the back of a CH-46E Sea Knight
A sailor looks out the back of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during parachute training at Ie Shima July 26. The training was conducted to maintain parachuting proficiency. A team of soldiers and sailors with 1... More
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, right, speaks with 1st
Maj. Gen. Charles L. Hudson, right, speaks with 1st Lt. Heather R. Waldorf during a visit to Camp Kinser Aug. 21. Hudson is the commanding general of Marine Corps Logistics Command. Waldorf is a ground supply o... More
Air Force combat controllers run the prisoner of war
Air Force combat controllers run the prisoner of war and missing in action flag from Marek Park to the 18th Wing Headquarters at Kadena Air Force Base Sept. 21. The flag was carried from the park after the comp... More
Sgt. Mario J. Melien unscrews pipes attached to a damaged
Sgt. Mario J. Melien unscrews pipes attached to a damaged artificial canopy at the Hiro Coffee Farm Nov. 10. Service members volunteered to clean up debris created by recent typhoons at the farm. Melien is an i... More
Service members with Headquarters and Service Battalion’s
Service members with Headquarters and Service Battalion’s corporals course plot their grid points before beginning the land navigation course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Nov. 28. Land navigation is... More
Sgt. Frank V. Lopez III is lowered with a safety rope
Sgt. Frank V. Lopez III is lowered with a safety rope into a deep ravine during a tactical rope suspension techniques course Jan. 10 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. Marines practiced building a ... More
Lance Cpl. Justin A. Phillips provides security on
Lance Cpl. Justin A. Phillips provides security on a stairwell while clearing a building during military operations in urban terrain training Jan. 16 at combat town in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen... More
Youth baseball players for the Kin Town Shonen Eagles
Youth baseball players for the Kin Town Shonen Eagles participate in a baseball clinic held Jan. 19 at Camp Hansen. The clinic was held to advance the techniques of the youth baseball players through interactio... More
Service members practice recovering a safety boat Feb.
Service members practice recovering a safety boat Feb. 7 at White Beach Naval Facility during a safety boat qualification course. The service members learned the fundamentals of operating the boat during the we... More
Marines fire an M242 Bushmaster 25 mm autocannon during
Marines fire an M242 Bushmaster 25 mm autocannon during vehicle and weapons maintenance training with a light armored vehicle March 5 at Camp Schwab. CAB consists of headquarters and service, combat engineer, l... More
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
Cpl. Wilkins Vidal crosses the monkey crawl obstacle
Cpl. Wilkins Vidal crosses the monkey crawl obstacle of the endurance course March 21 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves during the Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base Cam... More
A ROK Marine and a U.S. Marine cross a one-rope bridge
A ROK Marine and a U.S. Marine cross a one-rope bridge during ranger training held April 15 at the 1st ROK Marine Division Base, Pohang. The ranger training was part of Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-6, cond... More
Marines with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine
Marines with Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve convoy from 1st Republic of Korea Marine Division Base to Suseong-ri Firing Range April 22. The convoy was conducted as par... More
Marines evacuate a simulated casualty during a combined
Marines evacuate a simulated casualty during a combined arms live-fire exercise April 29 at Suseong-ri Firing Range. The exercise was conducted as one of the final training events of exercise Ssang Yong 13. Ssa... More
Award plaques are displayed on a table May 9 at the
Award plaques are displayed on a table May 9 at the Butler Officers’ Club on Camp Foster during the 8th annual Marine Corps Aviation Association’s Joe Foss Squadron award ceremony. The ceremony recognized the a... More
Sgt. Matthew P. Nelson bows as he accepts a letter
Sgt. Matthew P. Nelson bows as he accepts a letter of appreciation from Assistant Commissioner Chibana Kojun on behalf of the Okinawa City Police Headquarters May 30 at its headquarters. Nelson is the chief inv... More
Lance Cpl. Victor Balbuena traverses the pit-and-pond
Lance Cpl. Victor Balbuena traverses the pit-and-pond obstacle of the endurance course July 15 at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Camp Gonsalves. The pit-and-pond is one of 31 different obstacles the Mari... More
CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters practice landing and
CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters practice landing and taking off at a confined landing zone in the Central Training Area Sept. 6 as part of a sundown flight held to commemorate the aircraft. Sundown flights are co... More
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Kevin Taylor addresses the
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Kevin Taylor addresses the audience during the 12th annual Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11 at the Kadena High School auditorium on Kadena Air Base. Taylor discussed the topic o... More
Military families interact with Sesame Street characters
Military families interact with Sesame Street characters during the final song of the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families, Sept. 29 at the Camp Foster Community Center. The performance is the lon... More
The ceremonial king of the East is carried to the center
The ceremonial king of the East is carried to the center of festivities as he prepares to demonstrate his strength and skill, Oct. 13, at Naha City, Okinawa, during the 43rd annual Naha Otsunahiki, or Naha Gian... More
Smash Mouth performs several of its songs Oct. 19 during
Smash Mouth performs several of its songs Oct. 19 during the annual Kinser Fest held on Camp Kinser. The festival, which took place Oct. 19-20, was open for everyone on Okinawa to attend. The festival gave serv... More
Zak bites Cpl. Justin B. Trujillo, center, who is acting
Zak bites Cpl. Justin B. Trujillo, center, who is acting as a suspect, after Cpl. Shawn R. Edens, right, gives a command Oct. 25 at Range 160 on Camp Hansen. Zak is a military working dog with 3rd LE Bn., III M... More
Marines load a pallet of gear into a KC-130J Hercules
Marines load a pallet of gear into a KC-130J Hercules aircraft Nov. 12 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. Marines and Sailors from the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionar... More
Santa Claus presents a gift to a child from Henoko
Santa Claus presents a gift to a child from Henoko Dec. 7 at the USO on Camp Schwab during the 32nd annual Camp Schwab USO/Henoko Christmas Children’s Day Party. “Christmas season is the season of giving, and g... More
Naval medical personnel execute the startup process
Naval medical personnel execute the startup process of the mobile, oxygen, ventilation and external suction system Jan. 7 at Camp Kinser. The sailors are with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, ... More
An assault amphibious vehicle enters the ocean Feb.
An assault amphibious vehicle enters the ocean Feb. 3 on its way to embark the USS Denver for Exercise Cobra Gold 2014. Cobra Gold, which took place Jan. 27 through Feb. 21, is an annual multinational and joint... More
Marines flip a tire as part of a fire team competition
Marines flip a tire as part of a fire team competition during Combat Logistics Battalion 4’s field meet Feb. 28 at the parade field on Camp Foster. CLB-4 held the field meet so Marines with various companies in... More
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence
Ray Semko, a security expert and former counterintelligence special agent, talks to Marines at the Camp Foster theater about the importance of online and personal security July 10. The Defensive Information to ... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter passes above Ie Shima
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter passes above Ie Shima during parachute training July 26. Part of the island, which is located off the northwest coast of Okinawa, is a designated parachute operations and training facility.
Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua White carries the prisoner
Air Force Master Sgt. Joshua White carries the prisoner of war and missing in action flag around Marek Park at Kadena Air Base Sept. 21. White was participating in the 24-hour vigil run in recognition of Nation... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Merrill unscrews pipes
Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Merrill unscrews pipes attached to a damaged artificial canopy during recent typhoons at the Hiro Coffee Farm in northern Okinawa Nov. 10. Service members volunteered to clean up... More
Lance Cpl. Andrew L. Elgin and Cpl. Chazz R. Peters
Lance Cpl. Andrew L. Elgin and Cpl. Chazz R. Peters verify their grid points during the land navigation course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center on Nov. 28. Land navigation is a perishable skill that requir... More
Cpl. Joshua D. Houck secures a rope to a tree to start
Cpl. Joshua D. Houck secures a rope to a tree to start building a one-rope bridge during a tactical rope suspension techniques course Jan. 10 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The same rope is secu... More
Marines provide suppressive fire during a mock attack
Marines provide suppressive fire during a mock attack Jan. 16 at combat town in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen during military operations in urban terrain training. The Marines learned how to proper... More