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A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter refuels Dec. 9 at Charlie runway on Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II to execute a forward arming and refueling point training. The series of exercises, which... More

Marine 2nd Lt. Maxwell Bennett, a Communications Strategy

Marine 2nd Lt. Maxwell Bennett, a Communications Strategy

Marine 2nd Lt. Maxwell Bennett, a Communications Strategy and Operations officer with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes a cell phone picture from the vantage point of an Imperial Japanese machine gunner... More

A bulk fuels specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron

A bulk fuels specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron

A bulk fuels specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, mans the fuel line during a fuel resupply from a KC-130J, May 15, during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012. The expeditionary fue... More

Lance Cpl. Bryan Costorf, an Aircraft Rescue Firefighter

Lance Cpl. Bryan Costorf, an Aircraft Rescue Firefighter

Lance Cpl. Bryan Costorf, an Aircraft Rescue Firefighter with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and a Tinian firefighter assess simulated injuries during an evaluation for the Tinian f... More

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands on Tinian Island's North Field runway

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands on Tinian Island's North Field runwa...

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands on Tinian Island's North Field runway, May 30, during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012. The aircraft was the first to land on the runway since 1947. The runway was cleared and repaire... More

Squadron receives top honor. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Squadron receives top honor. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands on North Field’s Baker runway on Tinian Island May 30 during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012. The aircraft was the first to land on the runway since 1947. Marine Aerial Refueler Tran... More

Amphibious assault vehicles with Marines and sailors

Amphibious assault vehicles with Marines and sailors

Amphibious assault vehicles with Marines and sailors of Company E., Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, rally in preparation for the assault and seizure of... More

Seaman Craig Keup brings up a mooring line from a space

Seaman Craig Keup brings up a mooring line from a space

Seaman Craig Keup brings up a mooring line from a space below the forecastle of the forward deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) in preparation for mooring. Cowpens is part of t... More

Marines disembark from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft

Marines disembark from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft

Marines disembark from a KC-130J Hercules aircraft Nov. 27 at Tinian’s West Field in preparation for Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The Marines consist mainly of expeditionary airfield technicians and aircraft rec... More

Forager Fury begins with historic landing

Forager Fury begins with historic landing

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft is unloaded at Tinian International Airport, Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 28 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The aircraft was the first 747 to land on Tinian and brought equipment... More

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft lands at Tinian International

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft lands at Tinian International

A Boeing 747-400 aircraft lands at Tinian International Airport Nov. 28 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. This was the first 747 to land on Tinian and brought gear and equipment vital for Marine Aircraft Group... More

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands at Tinian’s West

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands at Tinian’s West

A KC-130J Hercules aircraft lands at Tinian’s West Field Nov. 30 during exercise Forager Fury 2012. The aircraft brought a P-19 aircraft rescue and firefighting truck which is an important safety vehicle for Ma... More

Dental supplies donated during Forager Fury

Dental supplies donated during Forager Fury

Local Tinian fire fighters and volunteers assist Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Doubrava, middle, and Sgt. Justin M. Pack deliver donated dental supplies from Ordot Dental Clinic on Guam to the Tinian Health Clinic Dec.1... More

Marines lay a stick placement template next to an M-31

Marines lay a stick placement template next to an M-31

Marines lay a stick placement template next to an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Tinian’s West Field Dec. 2 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The template assists the Marines in marki... More

Marines use a jackhammer to set an anchor for an M-31

Marines use a jackhammer to set an anchor for an M-31

Marines use a jackhammer to set an anchor for an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System at Tinian’s West Field Dec. 2 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The M-31 is composed of two trailers that ... More

Marines transfer fuel between bladders at Tinian’s

Marines transfer fuel between bladders at Tinian’s

Marines transfer fuel between bladders at Tinian’s West Field Dec. 3 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The fuel bladder is one of three set up at the expeditionary fuel point here. Each fuel bladder can hold u... More

Victoria Sablan, 9, receives dental care from Seaman

Victoria Sablan, 9, receives dental care from Seaman

Victoria Sablan, 9, receives dental care from Seaman Jeffrey M. Ker at the Tinian Health Center Dec. 3. The Navy medical personnel will be on Tinian for the duration of Exercise Forager Fury 2012 to assist with... More

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Doubrava delivers donated clothes

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Doubrava delivers donated clothes

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew R. Doubrava delivers donated clothes and toys to the children of Tinian’s Head Start program here Dec. 5. The toys and clothes were donated by families from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, J... More

A dental hygiene class is taught by Lt. Cmdr. Michael

A dental hygiene class is taught by Lt. Cmdr. Michael

A dental hygiene class is taught by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Flannery at the Tinian Elementary School Dec. 5 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The class was given to properly educate children on the importance of ora... More

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Flannery, right, visits with Maria

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Flannery, right, visits with Maria

Lt. Cmdr. Michael Flannery, right, visits with Maria Quichocho Cruz, middle, and Gabrial Dela Cruz Dec. 6, at the Tinian Senior Center during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. During the visit, the senior citizens al... More

Students from the Tinian High School Junior Reserve

Students from the Tinian High School Junior Reserve

Students from the Tinian High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps watch as an FA-18D Hornet taxis to the expeditionary refueling station at West Field here Dec. 7 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. The... More

Marines reset the arrestment cable of an M-31 Marine

Marines reset the arrestment cable of an M-31 Marine

Marines reset the arrestment cable of an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear system Dec. 7 at West Field here during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Thirteen arrestments were conducted within one hour wh... More

2nd Lt. Alex W. Cloninger runs alongside two local

2nd Lt. Alex W. Cloninger runs alongside two local

2nd Lt. Alex W. Cloninger runs alongside two local participants of the Tinian Hafa Adai 5K Fun Run here Dec. 8 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. There were 114 participants that registered to run the race and ... More

An MV-22B Osprey prepares to land on West Field here

An MV-22B Osprey prepares to land on West Field here

An MV-22B Osprey prepares to land on West Field here Dec. 10 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. This was the first Osprey to land on Tinian and marks another milestone set during FF12. The inclusion of the MV-2... More

Ospreys make mark on Forager Fury

Ospreys make mark on Forager Fury

Sergeant Jeffrey Schneider looks out the back of an MV-22 Osprey at the sun setting over the Pacific Ocean Dec. 10 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Forager Fury 2012, which runs through Dec. 19, is a Marine A... More

An FA-18D Hornet prepares to receive fuel on West Field

An FA-18D Hornet prepares to receive fuel on West Field

An FA-18D Hornet prepares to receive fuel on West Field here during simulated surge operation as part of Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Surge operations are slated to last a week, with various types of aircraft re... More

An FA-18D Hornet aircraft receives fuel on West Field

An FA-18D Hornet aircraft receives fuel on West Field

An FA-18D Hornet aircraft receives fuel on West Field here Dec. 11 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. This aircraft was one of six Hornets that landed on Tinian during the first day of the 24-hour surge which i... More

An FA-18D Hornet and a U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk

An FA-18D Hornet and a U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk

An FA-18D Hornet and a U.S. Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter wait for refueling on West Field here during simulated surge operation as part of Exercise Forager Fury 2012. During the opening hours of the surge,... More

Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens aims with an electronic

Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens aims with an electronic

Maj. Gen. Christopher S. Owens aims with an electronic SA-16 Man Portable Air Defense System on West Field here Dec. 12 during Exercise Forager Fury 2012. Owens visited with the Marines on Tinian, toured the hi... More

Rear Adm. Newton E. Kendig, speaks to Rusham R. Bhett,

Rear Adm. Newton E. Kendig, speaks to Rusham R. Bhett,

Rear Adm. Newton E. Kendig, speaks to Rusham R. Bhett, 8, at the Tinian Health Center during a medical assessment visit Dec 13. Kendig visited Tinian to assess the medical capabilities and funding distribution ... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Joshua Borel,

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Joshua Borel,

Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Joshua Borel, assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), paints playground equipment at the Immanuel United Methodist Church during a community relations pro... More

Students from Grace Christian Academy make purchases

Students from Grace Christian Academy make purchases

Students from Grace Christian Academy make purchases from Seaman Zakiya Dawkins in the ship's store during a tour of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40). Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of... More

Community service volleyball

Community service volleyball

Sailors assigned to the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) play volleyball with students from Grace Christian Academy during a community service event. Frank Cable conducts maintenance and support of subm... More

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Ruben Casas shows

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Ruben Casas shows

Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Ruben Casas shows Junior ROTC students from Marianas High School the various navigation instruments on the bridge during a tour of the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS ... More

USS La Jolla, US Navy Photogrpah

USS La Jolla, US Navy Photogrpah

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS La Jolla (SSN 701) departs after a scheduled port visit. La Jolla was commissioned in 1981 and is the first ship to bear the name of the township La Jolla, Calif. (U.... More

Saipan resident John Castro speaks with Marine Maj.

Saipan resident John Castro speaks with Marine Maj.

Saipan resident John Castro speaks with Marine Maj. Bryan Swenson, a training and aviation officer, during a public scoping meeting April 10 at the Dandan Elementary School. Swenson, who is assigned to Headquar... More

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) prepares for arrival in Saipan. Momsen is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-As... More

USS Momsen, US Navy Photogrpah

USS Momsen, US Navy Photogrpah

Sailors and midshipmen embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) march in Saipan's 2013 Liberation Day Parade. Momsen is on a port visit to Saipan during a patrol in t... More

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Arturo Rosales

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Arturo Rosales

U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Arturo Rosales gives an order aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92), July 7, 2013, during a sea and anchor detail in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands. The ... More

USS Momsen departs Saipan

USS Momsen departs Saipan

The guided missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92) departs Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, July 7, 2013, after a port visit. Momsen was on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security... More

Spc. Brittney S. Igitol, a resident of As Matuis, Saipan,

Spc. Brittney S. Igitol, a resident of As Matuis, Saipan,

Spc. Brittney S. Igitol, a resident of As Matuis, Saipan, in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, currently serves Operation Enduring Freedom as a combat driver for Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, ... More

A cargo vessel containing equipment for Marines

A cargo vessel containing equipment for Marines

A cargo vessel containing equipment for Marines participating in Exercise Forager Fury II arrives at Tinian’s port facilities Nov. 4, 2013. Upon arrival, Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Ai... More

Lance Cpl. Clemente Jimenez, from Bronx, NY., left,

Lance Cpl. Clemente Jimenez, from Bronx, NY., left,

Lance Cpl. Clemente Jimenez, from Bronx, NY., left, and Jonathan L. Matos, from Bridgeport, CT. repair hoses that run from a container of water to an expeditionary field kitchen at Tinian’s North Field, Nov. 8 ... More

Cadets with the Tinian Junior Senior High School Junior

Cadets with the Tinian Junior Senior High School Junior

Cadets with the Tinian Junior Senior High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps served as the color guard during the Veterans Day and Marine Corps birthday celebration Nov. 11 at Tinian’s North Field d... More

A tactical airfield fuel dispensing system is assembled

A tactical airfield fuel dispensing system is assembled

A tactical airfield fuel dispensing system is assembled Nov. 14 at Tinian’s West Field during exercise Forager Fury II. The TAFDS is capable of storing 60,000 gallons of fuel. Marines at West Field play a vita... More

A KC-130J Hercules flies over Baker Runway at Tinian’s

A KC-130J Hercules flies over Baker Runway at Tinian’s

A KC-130J Hercules flies over Baker Runway at Tinian’s North Field Nov. 16 to rehearse a landing approach in preparation for the restoration of the runway. When the runway is refurbished, KC-130s are slated to ... More

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie

Lance Cpls. Kevin C. Greaves (background) and Jessie B. Vangelder hold hammers tied together to properly align the VS-17 platform on Tinian’s Backer Runway at North Field Nov. 19, during Exercise Forager Fury ... More

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger from Woodbridge, Va., and Sgt.

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger from Woodbridge, Va., and Sgt.

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger from Woodbridge, Va., and Sgt. Kendrick Moore from Fort Myers, Fl., brief cadets over the field meet activities Nov. 22 at the Tinian Junior Senior High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Tr... More

Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate

Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate

Lance Cpls. Ryan Gamino and Johnny Gomez, right, calculate needed points for M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System as they began setup surveyor lining spots along Tinian’s West Field runway Nov.... More

Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi,

Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi,

Pfc. Chase Leake, left, Lance Cpl. Stephanie Jordi, middle, and Lance Cpl. Juan Gonzalez, assemble an M-31 Marine Corps Expeditionary Arresting Gear System Nov. 28 at Tinian’s West Field during Exercise Forager... More

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands and takes off

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands and takes off

A Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter lands and takes off from Baker runway Nov. 26 at Tinian’s North Field. On board the helicopter were Navy and Air Force personnel conducting a site survey, observing how Marines e... More

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing have Thanksgiving

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing have Thanksgiving

U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing have Thanksgiving dinner during Exercise Forager Fury II at North Field, Tinain, Northern Mariana Islands, Nov. 28, 2013. The dinner was presented by volunteers of the... More

Service members unload food for Thanksgiving Nov. 28

Service members unload food for Thanksgiving Nov. 28

Service members unload food for Thanksgiving Nov. 28 at Tinian’s International Airport and Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The USO provided more than 58 boxes of food to service members on... More

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how

Lance Cpl. Tristan Armstrong, left, demonstrates how to properly charge C4 Nov. 29 at Charlie runway during a demolition range in Exercise Forager Fury II. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and asses... More

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger explains the course for the

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger explains the course for the

1st Lt. Alex Cloninger explains the course for the 2nd Tinian Hafa Adai 5K run to participants waiting at the starting line Nov. 30. “So many Marines, sailors and local residents came out and helped with a very... More

These multiple pieces of equipment are used to communicate

These multiple pieces of equipment are used to communicate

These multiple pieces of equipment are used to communicate with the various sites during Exercise Forager Fury II Dec. 2 at Tinian’s North Field. FF II is a joint exercise designed to employ and assess combat p... More

Cpl. James Vincent uses a brush to clean contamination

Cpl. James Vincent uses a brush to clean contamination

Cpl. James Vincent uses a brush to clean contamination off a Humvee Dec. 3 at Tinian’s North Field during exercise Forager Fury II. FF II allows Marine Aircraft Group 12 to improve aviation combat readiness and... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Remedios Cruz, Marine Aircraft Group 12, is promoted at Anderson AFB, Guam, 4 Dec. 2013. Remedios was pinned on to the rank of Lance Cpl. by Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder, Commanding ... More

Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine plays with a group of

Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine plays with a group of

Lance Cpl. Michael Bridenstine plays with a group of children at Tinian Elementary School during a community relations event Dec. 4. Bridenstine is here as part of Exercise Forager Fury II. The purpose of exerc... More

An F/A-18A++ Hornet lands on the runway to be stopped

An F/A-18A++ Hornet lands on the runway to be stopped

An F/A-18A++ Hornet lands on the runway to be stopped by M-31 Marine Corps expeditionary arresting gear systems Dec. 5 at Tinian’s West Field during exercise Forager Fury II. The training consisted of rapid gro... More

"Sumos"  land on North Field during Exercise Forager Fury

"Sumos" land on North Field during Exercise Forager Fury

A KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft lands on Baker runway at Tinian's North Field Dec. 5 during Exercise Forager Fury II as a demonstration of the Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s ability to displace rapidly an... More

An F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Andersen Air Force

An F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Andersen Air Force

An F/A-18C Hornet takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam to participate in an air-to-air combat simulation Dec. 6. is currently participating in Exercise Forager Fury II. The exercise allows Marine Aircra... More

A MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea

A MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea

A MH-60 Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 takes off from a forward arming refueling point on North Field, Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, Dec. 9, 2013. The purpose of a FARP is ... More

Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., center, disembarks a MH-60S

Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., center, disembarks a MH-60S

Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., center, disembarks a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter at the Atomic Bomb Pits at Tinian’s North Field Dec. 10. During his visit, Harris was able to see how Marines participating in Exercise F... More

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy A. Cieplich fires a

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy A. Cieplich fires a

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy A. Cieplich fires a GAU-21/A .50 caliber machine gun mounted in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter at simulated enemy personnel during live-fire, close-air support training Dec. 10 at F... More

MAG-12 completes close-air support during Forager Fury II

MAG-12 completes close-air support during Forager Fury II

Marines and sailors conduct close-air support on Farallon de Medinilla, Northern Mariana Islands during Exercise Forager Fury II. FFII allows Marine Aircraft Group 12 to improve aviation combat readiness and wi... More

Capt. Joshua Anderson gives a professional military

Capt. Joshua Anderson gives a professional military

Capt. Joshua Anderson gives a professional military education class to crewmembers with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Dec. 11 at Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. The PME detailed the fu... More

Lance Cpl. Eric Greenlee, left, plays with students

Lance Cpl. Eric Greenlee, left, plays with students

Lance Cpl. Eric Greenlee, left, plays with students Dec. 13 at Tinian Christian Academy. The service members visited the school in effort to improve existing relationships with the local community during Exerci... More

Cpl. Jacorie Colbert weaves chains around the tire

Cpl. Jacorie Colbert weaves chains around the tire

Cpl. Jacorie Colbert weaves chains around the tire of a Tractor Rubber tired Articulated Steering Multipurpose Vehicle Dec. 15 at Tinian’s North Field during Exercise Forager Fury II. FFII is a joint exercise a... More

William Febuary, Deputy Director of the Defense Policy

William Febuary, Deputy Director of the Defense Policy

William Febuary, Deputy Director of the Defense Policy Review Initiative, discusses the National Environmental Policy Act process to the Saipan Lieutenant Governor, Jude U. Hofschneider, CNMI Senate President, ... More

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile

Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) raise the jack-staff as the ship arrives in Saipan for a port visit. McCampbell is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of oper... More

Sailors heave a line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class

Sailors heave a line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class

Sailors heave a line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the ship prepares to depart Saipan after a scheduled port visit. McCampbell is on patrol in the 7th Fleet ... More

A Royal Australian Air Force combat controller and

A Royal Australian Air Force combat controller and

A Royal Australian Air Force combat controller and Tech. Sgt. Michael McCall, 36th Mobility Response Squadron crew chief, communicate with an incoming Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules carrying equipm... More

Lance Cpl. John M. Rosal strums his guitar June 11

Lance Cpl. John M. Rosal strums his guitar June 11

Lance Cpl. John M. Rosal strums his guitar June 11 during a welcoming reception barbeque to mark the start of the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Honor celebrations on Tinian. The celebrations pay tribute to both A... More

Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Raymond Russell

Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Raymond Russell

Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Lt. Col. Raymond Russell Kelly, left, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gregorio M. Sablan render salutes June 12 at the historic North Field, Tinian during the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Hono... More

A Marine Corps color guard detail marches June 15 at

A Marine Corps color guard detail marches June 15 at

A Marine Corps color guard detail marches June 15 at Saipan during a parade for the 70th Anniversary Reunion of Honor. The celebration marked a milestone of peace in the region and paid tribute to both U.S. and... More

A Marine works to set up a tent Sept. 1 on Tinian during

A Marine works to set up a tent Sept. 1 on Tinian during

A Marine works to set up a tent Sept. 1 on Tinian during preparation for Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. The squadron’s mission during the exercise is to prepare an airstrip and provide support for all participat... More

A heavy equipment operator operates a 624 KR tractor,

A heavy equipment operator operates a 624 KR tractor,

A heavy equipment operator operates a 624 KR tractor, rubber tire, articulated, multipurpose, also known as a bucket loader, at West Field, Tinian, Aug. 31 during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield is... More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadrons 171 and

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadrons 171 and

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadrons 171 and 172, both currently assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, drill a hole into the ground as part of the... More

Hospitalman Warren Schulz with Marine Wing Support

Hospitalman Warren Schulz with Marine Wing Support

Hospitalman Warren Schulz with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, checks IV levels during a mass casualty drill during Valiant ... More

Cpl. Jeremiah D. Dorf, from Paynesville, Minn., a generator

Cpl. Jeremiah D. Dorf, from Paynesville, Minn., a generator

Cpl. Jeremiah D. Dorf, from Paynesville, Minn., a generator mechanic with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, Marine Air Control Group 18, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force checks the generato... More

A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler

A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler

A KC-130J Super Hercules with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force lands during Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield i... More

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine

U.S. Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, monitor the refueling of a C-130 Hercules during Valiant Shield 2014. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only exercise integrating U.S. Navy, Air Forc... More

Guam Soldiers with Alpha Company 1-294 Infantry Regiment

Guam Soldiers with Alpha Company 1-294 Infantry Regiment

Guam Soldiers with Alpha Company 1-294 Infantry Regiment use their map to survey a perimeter during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 (VS 14) on Northfield, Tinian, Commonwealth Northern Mariana Islands Sept. 18, 20... More

Spc. Mark Molinos draws a map of the operating area

Spc. Mark Molinos draws a map of the operating area

Spc. Mark Molinos draws a map of the operating area during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sept. 20. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S.-only, exercise with f... More

Cpl. Kyle W. Losee, left, and 1st Lt. Traver K. Mayfield

Cpl. Kyle W. Losee, left, and 1st Lt. Traver K. Mayfield

Cpl. Kyle W. Losee, left, and 1st Lt. Traver K. Mayfield lock in with a Stinger missile weapon system on aircraft flying by during the island seizure portion of the Valiant Shield 14 exercise Sept. 20 at Tinian... More

Valiant Shield Shows Positive Impact on Tinian

Valiant Shield Shows Positive Impact on Tinian

Marines purchase food and drinks from a local vendor Sept. 20 during Exercise Valiant Shield 2014 at a compound near Tinian’s North Field, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. “It really boosts our sal... More

Marines participated in a softball game with Tinian’s

Marines participated in a softball game with Tinian’s

Marines participated in a softball game with Tinian’s local community Sept. 21 at Tinian’s baseball field during a day off from the Valiant Shield 2014 exercise. “Marines and the local populace came out here fo... More

Two MV-22B Ospreys land on Echo Field in Tinian,

Two MV-22B Ospreys land on Echo Field in Tinian,

Two MV-22B Ospreys land on Echo Field in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Sept. 21 during exercise Valiant Shield 2014. Brig. Gen. Steven R. Rudder piloted one of the Ospreys as he visited t... More

Cpl. Jared A. Simmons, from Spencer, Massachussetts,

Cpl. Jared A. Simmons, from Spencer, Massachussetts,

Cpl. Jared A. Simmons, from Spencer, Massachussetts, watches as an F-18 lands Sept. 24 during the Forager Fury III exercise on Tinian’s West Field. The air traffic control tower Smith is working in helps ensure... More

Antonio Castro, from Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern

Antonio Castro, from Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern

Antonio Castro, from Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, places a mouse inside a snake trap at West Field Sept. 24 during Exercise Forager Fury III. The snake traps are designed to trap any br... More

Forager Fury III kicks off in Tinian

Forager Fury III kicks off in Tinian

Two Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopters with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Pacific land on Echo Field, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, during the first day of ... More

Students from the Brilliant Star Montessori School

Students from the Brilliant Star Montessori School

Students from the Brilliant Star Montessori School in Saipan present a drawing of Navy ships to Sailors assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) during a cultural exchange. Sh... More

Three MH-60S  helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat

Three MH-60S helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat

Three MH-60S helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 begin to take off during Exercise Forager Fury III on Echo Field, Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Sept. 27, 2014. HSC-25 c... More

Marianas Native returns as a Marine

Marianas Native returns as a Marine

Lance Cpl. Edward Manibusan, Jr., from Koblerville, Saipan, stands outside of his tent Sept. 26 during Exercise Forager Fury III. He was raised in Saipan, located near Tinian, and joined the Marine Corps shortl... More

Used for landings by both U.S. Navy SH-60S helicopters

Used for landings by both U.S. Navy SH-60S helicopters

Used for landings by both U.S. Navy SH-60S helicopters and U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys during exercises Valiant Shield 2014 and Forager Fury III, Echo Field was cleared by heavy equipment operators with Ma... More

USS Shiloh. Warship photograph collection

USS Shiloh. Warship photograph collection

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) is moored in Saipan for a port visit. Shiloh is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of stability and security in the... More

Lt. Col. James Whiteker coaches Cpl. Jose Escribano

Lt. Col. James Whiteker coaches Cpl. Jose Escribano

Lt. Col. James Whiteker coaches Cpl. Jose Escribano during a pistol range at the American Gun Club Inc. outdoor range on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Sept. 29, 2014. The main focus for ... More

Community service event

Community service event

Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Corina Fluker, assigned to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), reads to a student at Mt. Carmel School in Saipan during a community service event. Antietam... More

Stranded boaters rescued

Stranded boaters rescued

150203-N-ZZ999-110 SONGSONG, Rota (Feb. 5, 2015) Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam and rescue crews from Rota recovered three stranded boaters a mile offshore ne... More

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