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CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan- Participants help each other wrap different gift items during a Furoshiki gift wrapping class Nov. 21 at the Family Readiness Center aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. Furoshiki, t... More

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

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Stephany Trujillo,

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Stephany Trujillo,

CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan – Cpl. Stephany Trujillo, left, and Sgt. Jevon Hudson prepare a batch of chocolate chip pancakes Aug. 11 for Friday pancake night at the base chapel aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japa... More

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion,

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion,

A Marine, right, with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF pounds rice to make mochi Jan. 16 at Hikarigaoka Nursing Home in Okinawa, Japan. Marines, sailors an... More

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi,

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi,

Capt. Erin Demchko makes rice cakes, known as mochi, with Okinawa residents Jan. 8 at Shioya Sub-village Hall in Uruma City, Okinawa, Japan. Okinawa residents invited Marines to partake and experience this trad... More

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams

The Navy Women’s dragon boat team watch other teams race during the 43rd Naha Harii Festival Dragon Boat races May 5 in Naha City, Okinawa, Japan. Fifty-one teams participated in the races. Dragon boat races st... More

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up of Japanese-American soldiers, stands in formation at Iolani Palace, Hawaii, prior to a departure for training, March 1943. The month of May is designated as Asian Amer... More

USO boosts morale with Victory Belles

USO boosts morale with Victory Belles

The Victory Belles, from left to right, Dody D. Nolan, Mandi Ridgedell and Rebecca Nugent, perform for service members July 3 during a USO-sponsored event at the Courtney Theater on Camp Courtney. The performer... More

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan —

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan —

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION FUTENMA, OKINAWA, Japan — A C-12 Huron lands on the revitalized air field after the ribbon cutting ceremony in honor of the completion of phase two of the Marine Corps Air Station Futen... More

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel an AV-8B Harrier jet during a forward arming and refueling point operation at Ie Shima Training Range Feb. 28. The Harriers, part of Marine Attack Squadron 3... More

Cpl. Benjamin Bacon supervises as Pfc. Jason Slack

Cpl. Benjamin Bacon supervises as Pfc. Jason Slack

Cpl. Benjamin Bacon supervises as Pfc. Jason Slack performs an arm bar from the guard at Camp Linton, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 25, 2015. Marines trained to achieve ... More

Lance Cpl. Zachary Hagestad, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Lance Cpl. Zachary Hagestad, from Minneapolis, Minnesota,

Lance Cpl. Zachary Hagestad, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, prepares coordinates to simulate a call for fire at Camp Linton, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 13, 2015. Hagest... More

New Zealand Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines arrive to

New Zealand Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines arrive to

New Zealand Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines arrive to Waiouru Military Training Area, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 27, 2015. Kiwi soldiers and U.S. Marines collectively ... More

Corey L. Carter, left, and Cpl. Brandon G. Taylor give

Corey L. Carter, left, and Cpl. Brandon G. Taylor give

Corey L. Carter, left, and Cpl. Brandon G. Taylor give new backpacks to young girls Feb. 4 at “Uruhashi,” the Single Mother Association Center in Uruma City, Okinawa. Taylor and Carter worked various side jobs ... More

New Zealand Soldiers, U.S. Marines share techniques for upcoming artillery shoot

New Zealand Soldiers, U.S. Marines share techniques for upcoming artil...

New Zealand Army Sgts. Kyle Ward, left, and Andrew Smith show U.S. Marines a 105mm L118 Light Gun during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 13, 2015. The U.S. Marines are preparing for a bilater... More

NAGO, OKINAWA, Japan— Service members sing Christmas

NAGO, OKINAWA, Japan— Service members sing Christmas

NAGO, OKINAWA, Japan— Service members sing Christmas carols to a group of elderly residents Dec. 15 at the Okinawa Airakuen Sanatorium in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. Volunteers also brought freshly baked chocolate ch... More

Col. Thomas A. Pecina, commanding officer of Headquarters

Col. Thomas A. Pecina, commanding officer of Headquarters

Col. Thomas A. Pecina, commanding officer of Headquarters & Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan, speaks on the accomplishments of American war corresponden... More

CLR-3 adds streamer, celebrates Corps’ birthday in February

CLR-3 adds streamer, celebrates Corps’ birthday in February

Lance Cpl. Daniel N. Meggerson places a streamer on Combat Logistics Regiment 3’s colors in recognition of its support of Operation Damayan. Marines with CLR-3 also celebrated the 238th Marine Corps’ Birthday ... More

New Zealand Army Gunner Nathan Cookson, left, races

New Zealand Army Gunner Nathan Cookson, left, races

New Zealand Army Gunner Nathan Cookson, left, races U.S. Marine Capt. Ryan Von Rembow to see who can assemble the IW Steyr faster, Aug. 11, 2015, at Camp Linton, New Zealand. The New Zealand Army Soldiers intro... More

Marines Overcome Obstacles in New Zealand

Marines Overcome Obstacles in New Zealand

U.S. Marine Sgt. Matthew Russell, left, balances across a rope bridge while navigating the obstacle course at Camp Linton, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 17, 2015. New Ze... More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Demetrious

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Demetrious

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – Lance Cpl. Demetrious Board holds a ballistic shield before firing during an Special Reaction Team familiarization range Nov. 8 aboard Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. Board completed ... More

U.S. Marine Pfc. David Cook rolls over the rope net

U.S. Marine Pfc. David Cook rolls over the rope net

U.S. Marine Pfc. David Cook rolls over the rope net while navigating the obstacle course at Camp Linton, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 17, 2015. New Zealand Army Soldier... More

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine with the Provost

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine with the Provost

CAMP HANSEN, OKINAWA, Japan – A Marine with the Provost Marshal’s Office prepares for a Special Reaction Team Special Effects Small Arms Marking System Tactic Based Training range Nov. 22 at Combat Town, Okinaw... More

New Zealand Army Pvt. Kyash Balsara, left, fires at

New Zealand Army Pvt. Kyash Balsara, left, fires at

New Zealand Army Pvt. Kyash Balsara, left, fires at the simulated enemy at Camp Linton, New Zealand, during exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black, Aug. 18, 2015. New Zealand Army Soldiers shared their pa... 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

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan – Participants of the

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan – Participants of the

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan – Participants of the Four Chaplains Run begin the course Feb. 3 on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. Chaplains and other members of the military community on Okinawa memorialized... More

A staff member cuts a cake to commemorate the USO’s

A staff member cuts a cake to commemorate the USO’s

A staff member cuts a cake to commemorate the USO’s 74th birthday in conjunction with a 2015 Super Bowl party at the Camp Foster USO Feb. 2. The celebration included a live broadcast of the football game being... 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

Master Chief Petty Officer Eric S. Anderson, left,

Master Chief Petty Officer Eric S. Anderson, left,

Master Chief Petty Officer Eric S. Anderson, left, and Chief Petty Officer Sandra M. Go-Lubiano cut a cake April 1 on Camp Hansen during a celebration of the 121st Chief Petty Officer Birthday. The cake cutting... More

James P. VanEtten gives a speech Feb 4, before the

James P. VanEtten gives a speech Feb 4, before the

James P. VanEtten gives a speech Feb 4, before the grand opening of the new United Servies Organization facility aboard Camp Kinser, Okinawa, Japan. Over 200 Status of Forces Agreement personnel from all over O... 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

Lance Cpl. Devon B. Springer walks away from an MV-22B

Lance Cpl. Devon B. Springer walks away from an MV-22B

Lance Cpl. Devon B. Springer walks away from an MV-22B Osprey after taking a photo with Okinawa community members during a family day hosted by Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 March 3 at Marine Corps Air S... More

Buckner Memorial honored, Okinawa

Buckner Memorial honored, Okinawa

Satsuki Fraling, left, and Marines perform groundskeeping at the Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner Jr. Memorial March 9 near Itoman City, Okinawa. The Marines were part of a single Marine program delegation that volunt... 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

U.S. Marine Col. Preston W. Jones speaks to students

U.S. Marine Col. Preston W. Jones speaks to students

U.S. Marine Col. Preston W. Jones speaks to students and instructors of the Japan Joint Staff College July 3 at Camp Courtney. The discussion gave the students and instructors an overview of the III Marine Expe... More

Above the dohyo, or sumo ring, is a roof designed as

Above the dohyo, or sumo ring, is a roof designed as

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

3d MEB Uses Social Media During Phiblex

3d MEB Uses Social Media During Phiblex

Locals from the Barangay of San Jose visit the Amphibious Landing Exercise social media web site at a local internet cafe here, Oct. 15. The photographs, videos, and articles published on the site are of servic... More

A Philippine marine medic practices a tracheotomy on

A Philippine marine medic practices a tracheotomy on

A Philippine marine medic practices a tracheotomy on a hospital dummy called Sim Man at Naval Forces West, Naval Station Carlito Cunanan, Ulugan, Palawan, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 18. The simulation du... More

Capt. Brian Simmons, flight duty officer and KC-130J

Capt. Brian Simmons, flight duty officer and KC-130J

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

KC-130J cargo aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler

KC-130J cargo aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler

KC-130J cargo aircraft from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force at Sendai Airport March 20. The aircraft are the fir... More

U.S. Marines and sailors onboard the USS Essex (LHD-2),

U.S. Marines and sailors onboard the USS Essex (LHD-2),

U.S. Marines and sailors onboard the USS Essex (LHD-2), wait to load food and water supplies onto a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditio... More

Motorcyclists don personal protective equipment during

Motorcyclists don personal protective equipment during

Motorcyclists don personal protective equipment during the advanced rider track day held on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma July 16. Motorcyclists aboard Okinawa are given several opportunities throughout the ... More

New policy minimizes MMA injuries

New policy minimizes MMA injuries

III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Installations Pacific Policy Letter 1-12 was signed Jan. 19. This letter outlines the steps Marines and sailors must follow in order to participate in off-duty mi... More

Fueling Marine Corps aviation. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Fueling Marine Corps aviation. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Lance Cpl. Steven Ochoa, a fuel truck operator, applies fuel paste to a measuring roll to determine the amount of fuel in the fuel tanks at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Sept. 27. Bulk fuel specialists proc... More

Talleri signs domestic violence proclamation

Talleri signs domestic violence proclamation

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific and Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, signs the Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation with members of the Criminal Inve... More

Aviation Combat Element embarks, brings aerial assets to 31st MEU

Aviation Combat Element embarks, brings aerial assets to 31st MEU

A CH-53E Sea Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (Reinforced) prepares to land on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 28. HMM-2... More

Pfc. Robert Wilkes, a combat engineer, assists in teaching

Pfc. Robert Wilkes, a combat engineer, assists in teaching

Pfc. Robert Wilkes, a combat engineer, assists in teaching students arithmetic during BIP ’11 in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sept. 28. Wilkes is with Engineer Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, M... More

JGSDF visits medical simulation center

JGSDF visits medical simulation center

Warrant Officer Ichiro Shimizu, the sergeant major of the Japan ground self-defense force, checks the pulse of a simulation dummy used during training at the Tactical Medical Simulation Center on Camp Hansen, S... More

CFC-O kicks off. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

CFC-O kicks off. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

From left to right, Sgt. Maj. Lawrence P. Fineran, 3rd Marine Logistics Group sergeant major, Brig. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw, commanding general of the MLG, and Command Master Chief Eric S. Anderson, command mast... More

Marine Corps Installations Pacific activates

Marine Corps Installations Pacific activates

Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, and newly appointed commanding general of Marine Corps Installations Pacific, speaks during the ceremony held to activate MCIPAC ... More

Participants face off during a chess and Texas Hold’em

Participants face off during a chess and Texas Hold’em

Participants face off during a chess and Texas Hold’em tournament at The Palms Club on Camp Hansen, Oct. 1. “Hosting tournaments like this is one of the ways that we look to help Marines stay entertained,” said... More

How to properly handle an automobile accident

How to properly handle an automobile accident

Dennis Gamad, Recycle Center manager, inspects damage done to his car after an accident.

Camp Courtney remains vigilant during exercise

Camp Courtney remains vigilant during exercise

Emergency responders rush to assist Staff Sgt. Jarod E. Vedsted with Military Police District North who was role playing as an officer wounded by terrorists during the scenario-based exercise Constant Vigilance... More

Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company,

Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company,

Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company, removes wood forms Oct. 3 used to hold the concrete ceiling above. Mista had been participating in an engineering civil action project in Bangladesh sin... More

Exercise ensures continued safety

Exercise ensures continued safety

First Lt. Diane J. Salmela, one of the initial on-scene commanders, briefs information regarding the situation and security measures recorded earlier on the side of one of the emergency vehicles during Mission ... More

Seaman Mason Smith (left) and Lance Cpl. Kirksey Dodd

Seaman Mason Smith (left) and Lance Cpl. Kirksey Dodd

Seaman Mason Smith (left) and Lance Cpl. Kirksey Dodd (right), acting as first responders, provide first aid to mock casualty Lance Cpl. Kevin Wildman after Wildman was evacuated from the scene of a notional ex... More

Symposium highlights training options at center

Symposium highlights training options at center

Marines use the indoor simulated marksmanship trainer at the Training Devices Expo Oct. 5. The ISMT is designed to enhance the warriors's marksmanship abilities and weapon employment techniques to prepare for a... More

Corps' senior medical officer visits Okinawa

Corps' senior medical officer visits Okinawa

Rear Adm. Michael H. Anderson, middle, medical officer to the Marine Corps, with Headquarters Marine Corps' Health Services, examines a trauma mannequin at III Marine Expeditionary Force's Tactical Medical Simu... More

Nestor Soler, Philippine marine corps major, left,

Nestor Soler, Philippine marine corps major, left,

Nestor Soler, Philippine marine corps major, left, 1st Lt. Ian Dick, middle, and Marietta Bengo, right, principal of Sapang Elementary School pose after breaking ground at the opening ceremony for the new schoo... More

Performing arts group motivates service members

Performing arts group motivates service members

Members of the group, Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence, perform a stomp routine during a show held at the United Service Organizations on Camp Hansen Oct. 6. The purpose of H.Y.P.E.'s performance was to con... More

Seaman Cody M. Fitzgerald, a logistics specialist,

Seaman Cody M. Fitzgerald, a logistics specialist,

Seaman Cody M. Fitzgerald, a logistics specialist, and Pfc. David M. Bell, a flight clearance operator, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, remove debris from aro... More

At the 41st Annual Naha Tsunahiki, or Naha Great Tug

At the 41st Annual Naha Tsunahiki, or Naha Great Tug

At the 41st Annual Naha Tsunahiki, or Naha Great Tug of War, actors dressed to symbolize the Battle of East and West, which dates back to the 17th century, stand atop the rope and yell out commands in hopes tha... More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, discuss plans for moving the supplies with the role players during a disaster relief training exercise held on Camp Hansen Oct. 10. Du... More

Air Crash Fire Rescue members become fire-officer qualified

Air Crash Fire Rescue members become fire-officer qualified

Marines and an airman from Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting formulate a detailed plan of attack for a fire scenario during the Fire Officer One course on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Oct. 12. (U.S. Marine ... More

Unit employs state-of-the-art pump

Unit employs state-of-the-art pump

Marines inspect a switch on a new fuel pump capable of moving 600-gallons-per-minute during an introductory training session at the fuel section warehouse on Camp Foster Oct. 12. The pump increases mobility, as... More

Young Eisa dancers perform in front of an audience

Young Eisa dancers perform in front of an audience

Young Eisa dancers perform in front of an audience during the opening ceremony of the 5th Worldwide Uchinanchu Festival at the Okinawa Cellular Baseball Stadium in downtown Naha Oct. 13.

Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine

Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine

Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stand at the position of attention during remarks at a cake-cutting ceremony in honor of the U.S. Navy's 236th birthday on Camp Foster, Oct. 13.

Master Chief Petty Officer David D. Jones, command

Master Chief Petty Officer David D. Jones, command

Master Chief Petty Officer David D. Jones, command master chief, Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, gives a speech during the cake cutting ceremony ce... More

US Navy celebrates 236th Birthday

US Navy celebrates 236th Birthday

Sailors with 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, stand at the position of attention during remarks at a cake-cutting ceremony in honor of the U.S. Navy's 236th birthday on Camp Foster, Oc... More

US, Filipinos enjoy friendly game of hoops during PHIBLEX

US, Filipinos enjoy friendly game of hoops during PHIBLEX

U.S. Marines and sailors attached to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade play basketball with Filipino students from Barangay Military High School at Fort Magsaysay, Oct. 14. U.S. Navy chaplain Lt. Kyu Lee and Phi... More

Sgt. Carlos S. Pereyra, regimental embarkation chief,

Sgt. Carlos S. Pereyra, regimental embarkation chief,

Sgt. Carlos S. Pereyra, regimental embarkation chief, shows Marines where to properly place the center of balance mark on a vehicle during embarkation training on Camp Kinser, Oct. 14. Pereyra is assigned to Co... More

Mess hall: first choice for Marines, sailors

Mess hall: first choice for Marines, sailors

Marines and sailors stationed on Camp Foster await their self-created Oki-burrito at the Foster Mess Hall, Oct. 14. The new Oki-burrito is part of a new island-wide campaign to encourage Marines and sailors to ... More

Families unite to remember. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Families unite to remember. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Family members say a prayer during the Walk to Remember ceremony at the chapel on Camp Lester, Oct. 15. The ceremony is held by the Angel Babies support group, which helps families affected by prenatal loss. (U... More

A humanitarian assistance survey team consisting of

A humanitarian assistance survey team consisting of

A humanitarian assistance survey team consisting of 10 Marines, from III Marine Expeditionary Force, board a KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Corps Air Station ... More

3rd MLG celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

3rd MLG celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

The Ballet Folklorico de Mexicano Okinawa performs for U.S. service members and civilians during the 23rd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month observance during a celebration at Camp Kinser's Surfside ballroom, Oct. ... More

A Marine with 7th ESB, supervises a portion of the

A Marine with 7th ESB, supervises a portion of the

A Marine with 7th ESB, supervises a portion of the Route Red improvement project in October 2011. The surfacing portion of Route Red was completed early this month. The improved road will benefit locals by conn... More

AFP, US ceremony shows bilateral partnership

AFP, US ceremony shows bilateral partnership

Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, addresses an audience during the opening ceremony of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012 ... 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.

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade speak

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade speak

Marines with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade speak with Gunnery Sgt. Marcus R. Washington, a morale, welfare and recreation specialist attached to the brigade during the Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012, here ... More

Col. John Ostrowsky, left, Humanitarian Assessment

Col. John Ostrowsky, left, Humanitarian Assessment

Col. John Ostrowsky, left, Humanitarian Assessment Survey Team officer in charge, holds a young child shortly after helping him into a vehicle in Lopburi, Thailand, Oct. 18. The HAST assisted affected Thai comm... More

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

Marines sweat for Kadena Special Olympics

Marines sweat for Kadena Special Olympics

Col. Jeff K. Arrunda, Sgt. Maj. Mario A. Marquez and Marines with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and their subordinate units, run in formation while singing ... More

Philippine Marines practice real-life scenarios using

Philippine Marines practice real-life scenarios using

Philippine Marines practice real-life scenarios using the Deployment Virtual Training Environment during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012 at Fort Bonifacio, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 19. The purpose of ... More

‘Lights On’ to finish homework. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

‘Lights On’ to finish homework. U.S. Marine expeditionary force

Shelly J. Smith speaks to students, family members and guests, during the ‘Lights On’ ceremony at the Kishaba Youth Center on Camp Foster Oct. 20. Smith is an assistant with the "Power Hour" program, an initiat... More

A member of the Philippine Marine Corps hands out Amphibious

A member of the Philippine Marine Corps hands out Amphibious

A member of the Philippine Marine Corps hands out Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012 calendars to locals who are waiting for medication during a medical civil action program in Tagiug City, Manila, Philippines, O... More

Zukeran students tour Futenma fire department

Zukeran students tour Futenma fire department

Lance Cpl. Brandon Hobbs, a firefighter crewman with Crash Fire Rescue, shows the bunker gear used when fighting fires to the children of Zukeran Elementary School at the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma fire d... More

Marines jump from a KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft

Marines jump from a KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft

Marines jump from a KC-130J Hercules cargo aircraft during parachute operations training at Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines, Oct. 20. The training is part of Amphibious Landing Exercise 2012, a bila... More

Tech. Sgt. Raul Belon, Philippine Marine Corps, hands

Tech. Sgt. Raul Belon, Philippine Marine Corps, hands

Tech. Sgt. Raul Belon, Philippine Marine Corps, hands out Amphibous Landing Exercise 2012 calendars to locals participating in a Medical Capabilities Action Project, Taguig City, Philippines, Oct. 21, 2011. U.S... More

Participants in the United Service Organization’s 2011

Participants in the United Service Organization’s 2011

Participants in the United Service Organization’s 2011 Goodwill Golf Course enjoy a buffet lunch before the door prizes are awarded at Taiyo Golf Course in Okinawa, Japan Oct. 21. The USO is a private, nonprofi... More

PHIBLEX 2012, US Navy Photogrpah

PHIBLEX 2012, US Navy Photogrpah

Philippine school children sit awaiting U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Craig Timberlake to read a book to them during the Medical Civil Actions Program in Teguig, Philippines, Oct. 21, 2011. U.S. forces are participati... More

Tobacco cessation, a program hosted by U.S. Naval Hospital

Tobacco cessation, a program hosted by U.S. Naval Hospital

Tobacco cessation, a program hosted by U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa’s Health Promotion Department and Occupational Health Clinic, helps status of forces agreement personnel interested in decreasing their tobacco... More

US Marines lend gentle hand to orphanage

US Marines lend gentle hand to orphanage

Lance Cpl. Erin Wilkie, a Marine in support of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and a native of Castlerock, Wash., plays with Filipino children during a community relation event in Malabon, Philippines, Oct. 22... More

US Naval Hospital hosts 5K to raise breast cancer awareness

US Naval Hospital hosts 5K to raise breast cancer awareness

Participants in the 5K run/walk to raise breast cancer awareness pass the finish line as volunteers cheer on Camp Lester Oct. 22.

Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general

Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general

Brig. Gen. Craig Q. Timberlake, commanding general of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, speaks with Charity Graff, the owner of Gentle Hands Orphanage during a community relations event in Malabon, Philippines,... More

Col. Andrew R. MacMannis, left, listens to Sgt. Maj.

Col. Andrew R. MacMannis, left, listens to Sgt. Maj.

Col. Andrew R. MacMannis, left, listens to Sgt. Maj. Gonzalo Vasquez, right, during Amphibious Landing Exercise 2011. MacMannis was responsible for the employment of more than 2,200 Marines and sailors while co... More

The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs for

The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs for

The III Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs for local nationals, tourists and SOFA-status members residing on island during a Sunday parade on Kokusai Street in downtown Naha Oct. 23. Each Sunday, the stre... More

Lance Cpl. Cody Lindeman, left, a machine gunner with

Lance Cpl. Cody Lindeman, left, a machine gunner with

Lance Cpl. Cody Lindeman, left, a machine gunner with BLT 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, communicates with a Philippine Marine during the mock mechanized amphibious assault at the Naval Training Facility in San Mi... More

A U.S. Navy SH-60F helicopter carrying Kristie Kenney,

A U.S. Navy SH-60F helicopter carrying Kristie Kenney,

A U.S. Navy SH-60F helicopter carrying Kristie Kenney, U.S. Ambassador to Thailand, conducts an aerial survey of areas that are flooded near Bangkok and surrounding areas in Thailand, Oct. 24, 2011. The humanit... More

Chief Rodrigo C. Adriano, the medical planner for 3rd

Chief Rodrigo C. Adriano, the medical planner for 3rd

Chief Rodrigo C. Adriano, the medical planner for 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and a native of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Republic of the Philippines, performs triage for a patient at a Medial Civil Action Project... More

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