Displayed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, is the last standing Mitsubishi A6M Zero hangar. It was one of many that were housed aboard station during the World War II era. The hangar’s existence More
Cpl. Mason Stone, left, a KC-130J crewmaster, Staff Sgt. David Hoyt, middle, a KC-130J loadmaster, and Cpl. Greg Gambrell, right, a KC-130J crewmaster, set up the refueling site for air delivery ground refuelin More
Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, settles in at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 7, 2015, in support of Exercise Forest Light 16-1. MWSS-171’s main purpose dur More
Lance Cpl. Tharen J. Leach, an infantry rifleman with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, executes a toshu kakuto technique on Santo-rikuso Minoru Oka, a combat instructor in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, during More
Bob Opett, a Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations course instructor, shows service members and firefighters how to properly seal the HazMat suit during the course at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Jap More
Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, tours Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 facilities during his visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 2015. Station officials welcom More
Colonel Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, greets Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, during Nakatani’s visit to the air station, Dec. 2, 2015. As part of the More
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 set up a Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 F/A-18D Hornet in a Hush House at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to give Japanese press from the Yamaguchi More
Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, 29th United States ambassador to Japan, tours one of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152’s hangars at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 28, 2016 More
A C-17 Globemaster III, carrying U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24, as well as one UH-1Y Venom helicopter, lands at Royal Australian Air For More
Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, displays a baby crocodile to Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, during a reception, staging, onward move More
Bill Buckley, the Vice President of Returned and Services League of Australia, begins the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day Dawn Service in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, April 25, 2016. ANZAC D More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, arrives at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 9, 2016. Nicholson will visit Marines wit More
III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General and Sergeant Major, Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson and Sgt. Maj. Lee D. Bonar Jr ., present a III MEF challenge coin to Cpl. Brett J. Nelson, a bulk fuel specia More
Australian and U.S. colors are raised half-staff to begin the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The Battle of More
Marines of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin attend the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, to show their respect More
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, talks to Marines of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Aviation Combat Element at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 14, 2016. Mabus cam More
Cpl. Sebestian V. Aguilera, a rifleman, provides security at a training area outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin simulate More
Lt. Steven W. Wagner, an infantry officer, briefs his Marines and sailors on the series of events for the squad competition at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 25, 2016. The squad-level co More
Marines and sailors with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, stand in formation together to commemorate their fallen brothers in arms at Hampstead Barracks, South Au More
From left to right, Australian Army Maj. James Kmet, 1st Lt. John H. Boger, Australian Army Lt. Col. Jake Kearsley, Maj. Christopher Simpson, and 1st Lt. Steve Johnson, pose for a photo during the 68th birthday More
Two humvees with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, holding the MRF-D Chaplain, arrive at the Company C bivouac in Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Military chaplains serve all sp More
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, clear a building during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Predator Strike, a yearly exercis More
Lance Cpl. Erick Gaffney, a motor transport operator, provides security in a humvee armament carrier during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 9, 2016. Predator More
U.S. Marines pose for the photo during an open house at the Central Oval in Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia, June 24, 2016. Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and the Australian Army invited the nearby c More
Cpl. Clayton L. Campbell, a field radio operator, makes communications with the combat operations center during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 1, 2016. Exercise Hamel More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Sean J. Whitley, a rifleman, gets promoted to Sgt. at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 2, 2016. Whitley was promoted at the beginning of Exercise Hamel, a trilatera More
Combined Anti-Armor Team humvees establish surveillance during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 6, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exercise with Australian More
Staff Sgt. David Hoyt, a KC-130J loadmaster with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, guides a MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, into place for air-del More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers demonstrate their martial arts techniques to infantrymen with 1st Battalion 2nd Marines stationed in Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., during Exercise Forest Light 1 More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462, stationed load onto Marine Wing Support Squadron 171’s MK-31 tractor/extended bed during Exercise Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 8, 2015. MWSS- More
Participants of the Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations course practice operating a fire hose during the course at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2015. Being on a military installatio More
Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, tours a KC-130J Super Hercules at Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 facilities during his visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 2, 20 More
A Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, VMFA(AW)-242, F/A-18D Hornet performs an engine test inside a hush house at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 14, 2015. These facilities are used to More
Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, 29th United States ambassador to Japan, speaks to Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 during her visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan More
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 24 unload a UH-1Y Venom helicopter at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, on April 20, 2016. T More
Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, give Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, the opportunity to touch and hold a baby crocodile during a rece More
The Australian Army, Navy, and Air Force flag party stand by their post to raise and take down their flag during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day Dawn Service in Darwin, Northern Territory, Austral More
Lt. Gen. Lawrence D. Nicholson, III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General, presents a III MEF challenge coin to Cpl. Brett J. Nelson, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, at Mou More
The Marine Rotational Force – Darwin color guard takes their post during the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. More
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, greets Marines of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin’s Aviation Combat Element at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May 14, 2016. Mabus came More
A Marine provides field care to a casualty in a training area outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin simulated causality eva More
Lance Cpl. Riley Davis, a rifleman, carries a log in preparation for the start of the squad competition at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 25, 2016. The squad-level competition determined More
Maj. Christopher W. Simpson, Company C Commander, speaks to his Marines and sailors about the purpose of Memorial Day at Hampstead Barracks, South Australia, Australia, May 30, 2016. To commemorate fallen broth More
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct exterior military operations during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Predator Stri More
Communion is served to Marines and sailors at the Company C bivouac in Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Military chaplains serve all spiritual needs and ensure service members ar More
Lance Cpl. Wesley Christensen, a rifleman, posts security during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 9, 2016. Predator Strike is a yearly exercise conducted by U. More
Sgt. Dylan R. Geerlings, an assaultman, shows a local resident a shoulder-launched multi-purpose assault weapon during an open house at the Central Oval in Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia, June 24, 201 More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Johnathon T. Gilyard, a rifleman, gets promoted to Sgt. at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 2, 2016. Gilyard was promoted at the beginning of Exercise Hamel, a tril More
Combined Anti-Armor Team Marines set up a screening position during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 6, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exercise with Austr More
Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircrafts with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 during air delivery ground refueling training aboard Marine Corps Ai More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, stationed aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, lay down a berm to catch any fuel that could possibly leak out of the MK970 semi-trailer refueler at Seki More
A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldier and Lance Cpl. Justin Peterson, an infantry riflemen with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, grapple during Exercise Forest Light 16-1 at Camp Aibano, Japan, Sept. 10, 2015. E More
A participant of the Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations course provided by Bucks County Community College Department of Public Safety practices operating a fire hose during the course at Marine Corps A More
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12 opened a hush house at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, to local press from the Yamaguchi area as an opportunity to show what the station is doing to mitigate noise More
Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, 29th United States ambassador to Japan, greets Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 during her visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, J More
Megan Pohlner, park guide at the Territory Wildlife Park, presents a baby crocodile to U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D), during a reception, staging More
Maj. Gen. Richard L. Simcock II, 3rd Marine Division Commanding General, and Sgt. Maj. Vincent C. Santiago, 3rd Marine Division Sergeant Major, stand with Australians to honor fallen during the Australian and N More
Cpl. Brett J. Nelson, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, earns a III Marine Expeditionary Force challenge coin at Mount Bundey Airfield, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 11, 2016 More
Lt. Col. Steven M. Sutey, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment Commanding Officer, sits alongside Australian Defence Force members and honored guest during the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May More
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, and SECNAV staff board a UH-1Y Venom helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, May More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Britton D. Vanceballard provides security at a training area outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwi More
Marines and Sailors kick off their squad competition at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 25, 2016. The squad-level competition determined which rifle squad or weapons platoon section had t More
1st Sgt. Demarcus Charleston, Company C First Sergeant, reads a list of 47 Company C Marines who were killed in action during World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War, May 30, 2016, at Hampstead Barracks, S More
A Marine with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, posts security during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Predator Strike, a yearly exercise More
U.S. Navy Lt. Michael S. Kennedy, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Chaplain, serves communion to Lance Cpl. John Larue, a rifleman, at the Company C bivouac in Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, More
Cpl. Zachary Aguilar, a Marine telephone system and personal computer repairer, contacts the combat operations center during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 9 More
Lance Cpl. Cameron B. Flores, a rifleman, looks for possible enemy threats during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 1, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exerc More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Philip N. Mansfield, a riverine assault craft crewman, gets promoted to Sgt. at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 2, 2016. Mansfield was promoted at the beginning of More
Combined Anti-Armor Team Marines check the engine of one of their humvees during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 6, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exerci More
Service members and firefighters practice decontaminating each other during the Hazardous Material Awareness and Operations course at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 19, 2015. This weeklong course More
Gen Nakatani, Japanese Defense Minister, presents Col. Robert V. Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, with a gift after Nakatani's tour of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squ More
Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, 29th United States ambassador to Japan, addresses Marines of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 during her visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan More
Flowers, wreaths, cards and other gifts are laid down next to the Darwin Cenotaph during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day Dawn Service in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, April 25, 2016. ANZA More
Lt. Col. Scott W. Zimmerman, Forward Coordination Element Officer in Charge, sits alongside Australian Defence Force members and honored guest during the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, More
Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, prepares to depart Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, in a UH-1Y Venom helicopter from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, May 14, More
A UH-1Y Venom helicopter hovers above a landing zone outside of Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 20, 2016. Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Darwin simulated causality evacuations More
Lance Cpl. Ja’korey T. Davis buddy drags Pfc. Cole Anderson during an improvised maneuver under fire at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 25, 2016. Every Marine had to sprint with ammo cans More
U.S. Navy Lt. Michael S. Kennedy, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Chaplain, serves communion at the Company C bivouac in Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 5, 2016. Military chaplains serv More
A U.S. Marine with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin and Australian Army soldier with 1st Brigade post security during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South More
A Calypso Star Charters crew member prepares Cpl. Ashton T. Metzger, an anti-tank missileman, for diving at sea near Neptune Island Marine Park, South Australia, Australia, June 26, 2016. U.S. Marines and sailo More
Lance Cpl. Will J. Collins III, a machine gunner, looks for possible enemy threats during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 1, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral traini More
Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin prepare to be promoted, at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 2, 2016. The Marines were promoted at the beg More
A Combined Anti-Armor Team humvee moves into a screening position during Exercise Hamel at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, July 6, 2016. Exercise Hamel is a trilateral training exercise with More
Cpl. Nicole Zurbrugg, combat correspondent with the Public Affairs Office at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, takes photos of Ambassador Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, 29th United States ambassador to Japan, More
Local Darwin residents proudly wave their country’s flag during the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps Day parade in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, April 25, 2016. ANZAC Day commemorates the annivers More
Lt. Col. Scott W. Zimmerman, Forward Coordination Element Officer in Charge, reads the President’s Message during the 74th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea May 13, 2016, at the USS Peary Gun Memorial More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Devon L. Ward and Australian Army Pvt. Jacob Handley, combat engineers, perform a radio check at Hidden Valley Motor Sports Complex, Northern Territory, Australia, on May 19, 2016. U.S. Marine More
Marines grapple during squad-on-squad ground fighting at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory, Australia, May 25, 2016. Squads had to win two bouts or flip tires in order to move on to the next station during More
U.S. Navy Lt. Michael S. Kennedy, a chaplain with Company C, says a prayer to conclude the Memorial Day formation at Hampstead Barracks, South Australia, Australia, May 30, 2016. Company C called the Marines an More
U.S. Navy Lt. Michael S. Kennedy, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin Chaplain, serves communion to Maj. Christopher W. Simpson, Company C Commander, at the Company C bivouac in Cultana Training Area, South Austra More
Marines with Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conduct exterior military operations on urban terrain training during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, J More
Company C Marines post at their first bivouac during Exercise Predator Strike at Cultana Training Area, South Australia, Australia, June 9, 2016. Predator Strike is a yearly exercise conducted by U.S. Marines a More
Cpl. Ashton T. Metzger, an anti-tank missileman, immerses into cold waters near Neptune Island Marine Park, South Australia, Australia, June 26, 2016. U.S. Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force – Dar More