U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Fortenberry (right) and Staff Sgt. Holmes-Brown902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, participate in the Rakvere City Days Parade during Operation Resolute Castle on More
Marines lift off the ground during an extraction March 4 at Landing Zone Dodo. Marines from various units on Okinawa took part in Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction rigging hosted by Marines taking part in the More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Sherod Williams (left) and Seaman Jerry Williams prepare an IV for a simulated casualty, Feb. 26, during 3rd Medical Battalion's field training exercise at Landing Zone Owl. The training More
Lance Cpl. Aaronn Hulett, a grenadier with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, navigates the harsh jungle terrain during a point man course in the Central Training Area to hone the battalion landing More
Staff Sgt. Michael J. Leroy takes a call in the Command and Control Center during 3rd Marine Division's Exercise CALTROP in the Central Training Area's Landing Zone Falcon April 24. During the training division More
Sgt. Christian Luna begins marking grid locations onto his map to improve his skills' in small unit leadership at the Central Training Area May 2. About 60 sergeants took part in the Marine Corps Base sergeants More
Pfc. Jose Loredo, a motor transportation operator with Truck Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, checks the oil of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected More
Marines and sailors from 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, escort a role-playing casualty to a battalion aid station during Alert Contingency Marine Air Ground Task Force Exercise 2010 More
Marines from 3rd Maintenance Battalion, CLR-35, 3rd MLG, III MEF, demonstrate the proper way to hold the 9mm pistol at a 45-degree angle during combat marksmanship training July 29.
Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Masters Course students perform Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction from a CH-46E Sea Knight during a HRST Masters Course at the Central Training Area, Aug. 5.
Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, set up equipment at Landing Zone Dodo, Central Training Area, Okinawa, June 6. More t More
Marines with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform maintenance at Landing Zone Dodo in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, June 29. The Marines are More
Lance Cpl. William Woodard, logistics vehicle systems operator, and Lance Cpl. Alan G. Firnhaber, motor transport operator, both with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Exped More
Marines with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, create barriers with razor wire for Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian Aug. 8. UFG is an annual joint/combined More
Lance Cpl. Jeremy Ortega, a musician with III Marine Expeditionary Force Band, stays alert on post during Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2011 at Kin Blue Beach in the Central Training Area Aug. 23. UFG is a de More
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Bruce B. Knutson (left) visits the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, operations center with Brig. Gen. Frederick M. Padilla, 3rd MarDiv. commanding general, for More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit’s ground combat element, load an internally transportable vehicle into a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter More
Second Lt. Cliff S. Cardwell, a police officer with Military Police Company, gives Marines a safety brief prior to conducting live-fire training at Range 7 in the Central Training Area Sept. 1. MP Company is pa More
Military policemen practice entering a compound during the company’s final exercise of the year in Combat Town in the Central Training Area Sept. 22. The Marines entered and cleared a house that sheltered possi More
A Marine fires at a target using the special effect small-arms marking systems, a simulated ammunition similar to paintballs, as he glides along a wall in Military Operations in Urban Terrain Town in the Centra More
Sgt. George M. Frasier uses a combat stance to absorb the recoil of an M1014 joint service combat shotgun at Landing Zone Wren in the Central Training Area Oct. 26. Frasier is with Special Operations Training G More
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Company Marines stack up and begin to move on a building inside Combat Town located in the Central Training Area. Lessons learned the day prior allowed the Marines to move in an alert More
A corpsman carries an ammo can while on patrol during a field training exercise May 1 at Landing Zone Dodo in the Central Training Area. At the end of the patrol, the corpsmen executed military drills in the ur More
Marines with Headquarters Battalion participate in grenade drills in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen March 5. The purpose of the platoon is to provide expeditionary security in the event the division More
Lance Cpl. Joseph T. Crouch calms his suspect during duress call training in combat town at the central training area March 20. Crouch is a military policeman with PMO.
Japan Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka is briefed March 31 by Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. about training conducted at the military operations in urban terrain facility in the central training area. Tanaka was e More
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
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 guide vehicles during licensed vehicle driving training at the Central Training Area at Camp Hansen Oct. 22. The unit conducted the training to give Marines the opportunity to adapt to convoy movements More
Lance Cpl. Kiri R. Gibson fires a .50-caliber Browning machine gun with assistant gunner Lance Cpl. Steven L. Slone during live-fire training at the Central Training Area on Camp Hansen on Nov. 28. The live-fir More
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
Cpl. Anthony L. Dale reports the location and details of a simulated improvised explosive device Jan. 29 at the Central Training Area during the culminating event of the III MHG-sponsored corporals course. Upon More
Cpl. James J. Amirault looks for simulated improvised explosive devices Jan. 29 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen during the III MHG-sponsored corporals course. Amirault is a student in the course a More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force officers and Marines with Combat Assault Battalion prepare to board an MV-22B Osprey March 1 at the Central Training area near Camp Hansen. The Osprey transported the JGSDF offic More
Pfc. Anthony F. Paderes prepares to refuel a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter landing at a forward-arming and refueling point April 3 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. At a FARP, helicopters can refuel More
Members of Combat Assault Battalion place a simulated casualty on a stretcher April 11 before evacuating the Marine via an MV-22B Osprey.
Lance Cpl. Andrew R. Becker provides security as an MV-22B Osprey touches down at the central training area April 11 during a casualty evacuation drill. Becker is a combat engineer with Combat Assault Battalion More
The remains of a 40mm grenade training round paint the ground orange May 14 at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. Marines fired MK-19 grenade launchers, M203 grenade launchers and M32 semiautomatic gre More
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
Lance Cpl. Michael B. Luce fires a Mossberg 500 shotgun July 18 during a live-fire training event at Range 18 in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. Military policemen with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion More
Cpl. Chris A. Fernandez provides security during a training exercise July 30 at Landing Zone Falcon in the Central Training Area. The mission was to insert via helicopter into an area, secure the landing zone, More
Cpl. Nikolas C. Wurdelman returns fire Aug. 15 during platoon-level military operations in urban terrain and counterinsurgency operations training at the Combat Town facility in the Central Training Area. Wurde More
A stack of Marines takes cover behind a protective blanket during an explosion Aug. 28 while completing a demolitions training evolution at a demo range in the Central Training Area. The knowledge of the differ More
Lance Cpl. William P. Biagas, left, enters a compound Oct. 1 during a two-week-long special reaction team course at Camp Hansen. Room clearing is one of several SRT skillsets the Marines trained for during the More
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
Sgt. Juan F. Cerna secures detonation cord to the primer of a percussion actuated neutralizer Oct. 23 during disruptive-tools training at the Demolitions 2 Range in the Central Training Area. Cerna and other ex More
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
Marines escort a downed pilot role-player they located Dec. 5 amid a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel scenario during Exercise Chromite. During the exercise, Marines gained valuable experience, which More
A CH-53E Super Stallion touches down at Landing Zone Falcon Jan. 3 during confined area landing training in the Central Training Area. The helicopter and crew are with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463, curr More
Marines maintain a 7-ton truck Jan. 14 during the Winter Workhorse field exercise at the Central Training Area. The Marines are with Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditio More
Two Marines with 3rd Law Enforcement Battalion return fire on a hostile building housing a force of simulated enemy opposition Jan. 16 during military operations on urbanized terrain training at Combat Town in More
A Marine provides cover for two combat engineers as they prepare a simulated bangalore torpedo for use Jan. 21 at Landing Zone Dodo in the Central Training Area. The Marines are participating in an expansive ob More
A Marine, left, with Company F, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, maintains security with a service member of the 12th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during a small-unit tr More
Lance Cpl. Wesley Rhea, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and a native of Oklahoma City, Okla., reloads a M240G medium mac More
Marines with Light Armored Reconnaissance Company fire light armored vehicle-mounted mortars Feb. 11 during mortar live-fire training at the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. The LAV-mortar variant is an More
Explosive charges are laid out Feb. 27 during an explosive ordnance disposal course in the Central Training Area. The charges shown can cut through steel, demolish buildings and dispose of ordnance.
Staff Sgt. Victor A. Garrett fast-ropes from an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft March 12 during helicopter rope suspension techniques training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa. With these techniques, commonly referred More
Marines execute a security patrol March 18 at Landing Zone Pigeon in the Central Training Area during a field training exercise. The Marines practiced skills they will use in a deployed environment. The Marines More
Lance Cpl. Austin T. Dodd, left, escorts Lance Cpl. Kendall J. Mikkelson, a simulated high-value detainee, during a security patrol March 19 at the Central Training Area as part of a field training exercise. Do More
Sgt. Randolph G. Fuhrman demonstrates the proper way to handle an M9A1 service pistol March 25 during a weeklong introductory personal security detail training program at the military operation on urbanized ter More
Lance Cpl. Jordan C. Caserta operates a fuel pump at Landing Zone Hawk in the Central Training Area March 27 during a field training exercise. Pump operators ensure the 600-gallon-per-minute pump functions prop More
Marines prepare to enter water during combatant diver and beach reconnaissance training April 24 in the Central Training Area. The Marines used the MK 25 rebreather system to stealthily advance toward their obj More
Maj. Desmond F. Browne reviews maps of a mock battlefield during a command post exercise April 23 in the Central Training Area near Camp Hansen. “The CPX is centered on our core mission essential tasks,” said M More
Marines prepare a demolition charge during training May 13 in the Central Training Area. The training covered basic demolitions and urban breaching, and taught the Marines how to build and place a variety of ex More
Ray Geller shows Marines the location on a target to place their shot May 16 in the Central Training Area as part of a two-week Headquarters Marine Corps Special Reaction Team Phase II Marksman/Observer course. More
Maj. Gen. H. Stacy Clardy III fires an M590 shotgun May 24 at the Central Training Area during a friendly marksmanship competition. The competition was the culminating event of the 2014 Spring Commanders and Se More
Marines observe Sgt. Christopher D. Madison, right, tie a modified girth hitch with detonation cord June 19 at the Central Training Area. A group of Marines and sailors were given an opportunity to learn basic More
Cpl. Dusten R. Bradburn, right, directs his military working dog, Falco, July 2 in the Central Training Area. MWDs and their handlers executed improvised explosive device detection training, in which the dog te More
Marines fast-rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter July 18 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during a Marine Expeditionary Unit exercise. The training scenario called for the 31st MEU’s Batta More
Lance Cpl. Nathan Neville, an Atlanta, Georgia, native, and his dog, Zak, take a break from running through scenarios Aug. 7 at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan. Military working dog handlers executed More
Marines execute sector clearing Aug. 20 at the Central Training Area during military operations on urbanized terrain training. The training package included room clearing procedures, breaching techniques and pa More
Lance Cpl. Raul Mancillas uses a radio Aug. 22 at the Central Training Area. He was requesting an evacuation by CH-53E Super Stallion as part of a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training event. Man More
Marines discuss plans and tactics Aug. 27 during military operations on urbanized terrain training at the Central Training Area on Okinawa, Japan. Complicating factors in urban warfare include the presence of c More
Ammunition for the M2 .50-caliber Browning heavy machine gun are staged Sept. 10 during the 3rd Marine Division Annual Rifle Squad and Crew-Served Weapons Competition at the Central Training Area. Maintaining t More
Lance Cpl. Anthony R. Freeman, center, from Houston, Texas, assumes a proper firing stance prior to completing Table 3 of the Combat Marksmanship Program Sept. 24 at Camp Hansen. Table 3 is annual training that More
Marines grab a hook hanging from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter to attach to a Humvee Oct. 7 here. The training, known as external-lift training, was completed by the pilot and crew of the CH-53E, and the l More
Cpl. Billy J. Masek holds security for his squad while they clear a building of fictional enemies Nov. 4 during exercise Blue Chromite 15. Chromite demonstrates the Navy/Marine Corps’ amphibious and expeditiona More
Cpl. Nicholas B. Majerus and his dog, Sgt. Iggi, patrol in search of simulated downed aircrew members Nov. 5 during the exercise Blue Chromite 15 at the Central Training Area. Iggi was responsible for locating More
Lance Cpl. Noel Guliano, from Los Angeles, is strapped onto a stretcher during a mass casualty drill during exercise Blue Chromite 15 Nov. 6 at Camp Schwab, Japan. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Marine Corps’ e More
Lance Corporal Alexander J. Perkins sights in while clearing a building during a vertical assault exercise Dec. 10 at Combat Town. While clearing the room, the Marines found multiple simulated high-value indivi More
Staff Sgt. Michael Mansholt, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, left, informs his Marines about tactical weapons placement Dec. 10 during a town defense simulation at the Central Training Area. Company C, 3rd Law Enf More
Lance Cpl. Tyler D. Henderson sprints during a machine gun drill Jan. 7 at Range 9 in the Central Training Area. Machine gun drills are an exercise where Marines sprint in teams of three towards a notional enem More
Lance Cpl. Nicholas Gerace, from Elmont, New York, provides security during a mass casualty evacuation drill Feb. 9 at the Central Training, Okinawa, Japan. The drill helps improve the skills of the Nightingale More
A Soldier with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade calls in a report during a simulated firefight April 22, at the Central Training Area, Estonia. The event was part of Oper More
Lt. Col. Chad Chalfont, commander 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, gives a brief explanation of Team Estonia’s mission to a congressional delegation May 29 at the Centra More
Soldiers of the Norwegian Army High Readiness Force mix concrete while a Soldier assigned to 500th Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, pours more concrete into the mixing tr More
A Soldier with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fires rounds down range during a live fire training exercise at the Central Training Area, Estonia, Sept. 25, as More
Soldiers assigned to Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assemble a BGM-71 TOW anti-armor missile system during a live fire exercise at the Central Training Area, E More
Sgt. Bobo, a military working dog, awaits his handler’s commands after exiting a CH-53E Super Stallion in support of Blue Chromite 16 in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2015. Bobo was tasked More
Lance Cpl. Kelcey E. Kelly acts as the victim of a simulated improvised explosive device during Blue Chromite 2016, at Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29, 2015. The Shock Trauma Platoon, part of 3rd More
A U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle pushes towards a beach-head during the second amphibious assault of Blue Chromite 2016, at Kushii Crossing, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29, 2015. The Marines onboard pushed thr More
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 4th Marine Regiment, 3D Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, on unit deployment program, participate in a simulated amphib More
Lance Cpl. Taraka T. Ballentine assembles a five-bay, two-story, medium girder bridge during Blue Chromite 16 at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 30, 2015. According to Cpl. Cole G. White, the 9th ESB bridge m More
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter inserts a Bridge Erection Boat into the water in the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, during Blue Chromite 2016, Nov. 2, 2015. This was the first time that Improved Ribb More
Lance Cpl. Caleb Melton leads a fire team of Marines to clear a building during a training evolution in Central Training Area’s Combat Town in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 4, 2015. The Marines, with Military Police Det More
U.S. Army soldiers with the 902nd Engineer Construction Company use skid steer loaders and an excavator to build a foundation on May 4, 2016 at Tapa Military Base, Estonia. Removing the sand is the first step More
U.S. Army Spc. Mack, Sgt. Filpo, Pvt. 1st Class Slappey and Spc. Dabney, military engineers with the 902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion remove water from the roadside using a water dis More
Soldiers of the “Renegades” Forward Support Company, 15th Engineer Battalion pose with their field fueling trucks on May 20, 2016 near Lasna, Estonia. Delivering fuel each day is one of the many ways the Reneg More
Soldiers from the 913th Engineering Company, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard use heavy construction equipment, including bulldozers, dump trucks, and hydraulic excavators, to construct an More