Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, tread through snow covered terrain Feb. 24 at the Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan, during Exercise Forest Light 14-2. Snow patrol training wa More
Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hike in a column formation through the winter landscape during overnight snow survival shelter training Feb. 27 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata pre More
Cpl. Ethan L. Davis shovels snow to make a track path Feb. 24 during snow patrol practical application as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Forest Light More
Marines and corpsmen with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, dig through snow Feb. 24 during snow patrol and snow base practical application as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 Feb. 24 at Sekiyama Training A More
Sgt. Phuoc M. Nguyen shovels through the heavy snow Feb. 24 during snow patrol and base operations as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Forest Light’s tr More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bryan S. Miller, left, passes on a block of ice to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Sgt. Tsukasa Hirai Feb. 27 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata prefecture, Japan, during exercise Forest More
Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Ellis, right, cuts through thick snow with an ice saw, while 1st Lt. Sam C. Carlson shovels snow away to make a pathway Feb. 24 during Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area More
Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 2nd Infantry Regiment, 12th Brigade, work together to make snow survival shelters Feb. 27 at Sekiyama More
Sgt. Bryant Morales cuts square blocks in snow with an ice saw making it easier to shovel Feb. 24 during Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The bilateral training More
U.S. Marine Capt. David T. Fenbert, center, prepares to lead Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members on a six-kilometer hike Feb. 27 through the snowy terrain of Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata pref More
Pfc. Aaron J. Brown stretches out to place a 12-inch long stick in the top of a Quinzee hut Feb. 24 during a snow survival shelter class as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigat More
U.S. Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, greet Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members with 2nd Infantry Regiment, 12 Brigade, Feb. 27 at Sekiyama Training Area, Niigata prefecture, Japa More
Sgt. Kertis D. Grimmer, far left, with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, discusses the importance and capabilities of a Quinzee hut Feb. 24 as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in N More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, hike back from snow patrol training Feb. 24 during Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. The exercise is bilateral i More
Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, gather around a Quinzee hut Feb. 24 during a shelter survival class as part of Exercise Forest Light 14-2 at Sekiyama Training Area in Niigata prefecture, Japan. More
Sgt. Kertis D. Grimmer, center right, describes the dimensions of a “snow-coffin” survival shelter to Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Feb. 24 during a practical application training event as pa More