A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462
A Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 and a child look at an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonst... More
A crew chief assists media personnel with buckling
A crew chief assists media personnel with buckling their seatbelts aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity ... More
A crew chief fires a Browning M2 .50-caliber machine
A crew chief fires a Browning M2 .50-caliber machine gun from the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion above Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. Thi... More
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt.
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill stands on machine gun casings and links at a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 4. The co... More
Lt. Col. Harold E. Dowling, Marine Tactical Air Command
Lt. Col. Harold E. Dowling, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 commanding officer, speaks to MTACS-18 Marines during the 50th anniversary celebration of MTACS-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Septem... More
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 drag intertwined rope across Nakagusuku Beach Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleani... More
U.S. Navy Seaman Malik Ballard (left), a religious
U.S. Navy Seaman Malik Ballard (left), a religious program specialist, and U.S. Navy Lt. Jim Curty (right), Marine Aircraft Group 36 deputy group Chaplain, walks towards a CH-53E Super Stallion, at Misawa Air B... More
A crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 looks for his training target over Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial... More
A soldier exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the
A soldier exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan Jan. 4. The soldier was part of a cadre of personnel accompanying the International Security Assistanc... More
Col. Seiichi Iwana (left), deputy commander of Japan
Col. Seiichi Iwana (left), deputy commander of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 11th Brigade, and Col. James F. Harp (right), the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, speak i... More
Two Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462
Two Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 speak with a member of the Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The PA... More
Service members devote their morning to picking up
Service members devote their morning to picking up trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City empl... More
Challenge coins were handed out by key members of the
Challenge coins were handed out by key members of the Marine Special Operations Team at a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. International Security Ass... More
A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter
A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 looks out of a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward arming refueling point in Hokkaido, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of Northern Vipe... More
Members of the media enjoying a ride aboard a MV-22B
Members of the media enjoying a ride aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view the Osprey up-close and interview aircraft and squadron ... More
Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, 1st Marine Aircraft
Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s sergeant major, speaks to the Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 8, 2... More
Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist,
Sgt. Mitchell Castner, a landing support specialist, climbs down a ladder during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. ... More
Two U.S. Marines pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
Two U.S. Marines pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in th... More
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members disembark a MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral c... More
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members disembark a MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tested the interoperability and bilateral ... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 pulls a thick rope across Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleaning up... More
Heavy Haulers, Helicopter Support Team flex their muscles during North...
Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (left) and Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (right), both landing support specialist, prepare to attach a container to a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 carries trash across Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleaning up the ... More
William Hagerty, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, lands at
William Hagerty, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, lands at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, November 14, 2017 after flying in an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262. Hagerty visited Okinawa Pref... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task Force-West Command sergeant major, stands on machine gun casings and links at a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan... More
A rifle squad from 2-506th Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat
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A U.S. Marine picks up trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
A U.S. Marine picks up trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in the ... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 picks up trash at Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleaning up the beac... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, expresses his gratitude to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, N... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, shows his appreciation to the Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Ja... More
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 clean up Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleaning up the beach of ... More
Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific
Service members and Hirosaki orphans attend a Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The PACAF F-16 Demo Team is c... More
Lance Cpl. Aaron R. Smith, a data technician, hammers
Lance Cpl. Aaron R. Smith, a data technician, hammers a tent stake into the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the inter... More
The V-280 Valor is displayed to 101st Airborne soldiers
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William Hagerty, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, speaks with
William Hagerty, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, speaks with Marines at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, November 14, 2017 after flying in an MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262. Hagerty visite... More
U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the
U.S. Marines and Vietnamese troops move through the grounds of the Imperial Palace in the old citadel area of Hue, Vietnam, Feb. 26, 1968, after seizing it from Communist hands. The heavy damage was the result ... More
Two crew chiefs assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter
Two crew chiefs assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look outside of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support ... More
Col. Craig Doty, Marine Air Control Group 18 commanding
Col. Craig Doty, Marine Air Control Group 18 commanding officer, speaks to Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 during the 50th anniversary celebration of MTACS-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Fu... More
Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, 1st Marine Aircraft
Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Pritchard, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s sergeant major, expresses his gratitude to Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, ... More
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 place plastic trash bags in the garbage lot at Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted thei... More
Capt. Austin Stobaugh, a MV-22B Osprey pilot, speaks
Capt. Austin Stobaugh, a MV-22B Osprey pilot, speaks in front of media personnel at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view t... More
The view of Darrah-I-Bum from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
The view of Darrah-I-Bum from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it flies away from a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. A cadre of personnel accompanied... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, speaks to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 3, 2017. ... More
Media personnel review the footage of their ride aboard
Media personnel review the footage of their ride aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view the Osprey... More
A crew chief assists media personnel with buckling
A crew chief assists media personnel with buckling their seatbelts aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity ... More
A soldier exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the
A soldier exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The soldier was part of a cadre of personnel accompanying the International Security Assistan... More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey soars through the
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey soars through the skies over Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan ... More
Media personnel sit aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Marine
Media personnel sit aboard a MV-22B Osprey at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view the Osprey up-close and interview aircr... More
Challenge coins were handed out by key members of the
Challenge coins were handed out by key members of the Marine Special Operations Team at a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan Jan. 4. International Security Assistance F... More
Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 board
Marines with Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 board an MV-22B Osprey at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, November 14, 2017. The MV-22B Osprey is attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft ... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter
A CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 hovers above a landing support specialist Marine waiting to hook a container to the helicopter during external lift training at Draughon ... More
An MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor
An MV-22B Osprey attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 takes off at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan, November 14, 2017 after dropping off William Hagerty, U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Hagerty, visited Okina... More
Service members search for trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
Service members search for trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in ... More
A U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member
A U.S. Marine and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member rush out of an MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilatera... More
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look
Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 look at an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 11, 2017, during exercise Northern Viper 2017. The Pacific Air Force F-16 Demonstration Team i... More
Service members pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach,
Service members pick up trash at Miss Veedol Beach, Misawa, Japan, August 19, 2017, during Exercise Northern Viper 2017. Marines, Sailors, Airmen banded together with Misawa City employees to participate in the... More
A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron
A crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 conducts preflight checks before takeoff at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 14, 2017. VMM-262 is attached to Marine Aircraft Gro... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 devote their morning to picking up plastic debris and fishing industry waste at Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. HMH-462, Marine Aircraf... More
Members of the media view a MV-22B Osprey after disembarking
Members of the media view a MV-22B Osprey after disembarking the aircraft at Iejima, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view the Osprey up-close and interview ... More
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt.
International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill looks at an image on his camera during a flight from a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan.... More
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter as they move toward a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan, Jan. 5. The cadre of p... More
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, looks at an image on his camera during a flight from a forward operating base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Ba... More
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline
Three CH-53E Super Stallions stand by on the flightline at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of ... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, shows his appreciation to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, No... More
Army Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville flies
Army Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville flies the V-280 simulator before a Valor flight demonstration in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020. In 2014, the Army selected Sikorsky-Boeing and Bell teams to conti... More
A crew chief checks for targets from the back of a
A crew chief checks for targets from the back of a CH-53E Super Stallion above Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. This combined-joint exercise... More
Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Durham, Marine Tactical Air Command
Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Durham, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 sergeant major, passes out slices of cake during the 50th anniversary celebration of MTACS-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, September ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task Force-West, and International Security Assistance Force Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, walk toward a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter at a coalition base in th... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task Force-West command sergeant major and International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, walk toward a UH-60 ... More
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task
Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan Link, Special Operations Task force-West command sergeant major, stands on machine gun casings and links at a forward operating base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afg... More
A UH-1Y Venom taxis on a runway at Kadena Air Force
A UH-1Y Venom taxis on a runway at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capabl... More
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a
Soldiers and Marines walk through rotor wash from a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter as they move toward a Coalition Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, Afghanistan Jan. 4. The cadre of personnel a... More
A U.S. Marine maintains a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air
A U.S. Marine maintains a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 9, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the J... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 conduct preflight inspections on a CH-53E Super Stallion at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of exercise Northern Viper 17. The exercise... More
Two U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technicians with Marine
Two U.S. Marine Corps ordnance technicians with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 insert a training missile into an AH-1Z Viper at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadr... More
International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant
International Security Assistance Force Command Sergeant Major Marvin L. Hill, listens to a Special Operations Forces Marine during a brief at a coalition base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis province, ... More
A UH-1Y Venom helicopter lands on a runway at Kadena
A UH-1Y Venom helicopter lands on a runway at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, ... More
Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications
Pfc. James P. Gross, a radio and satellite communications operator, places barbed wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exerci... More
Army Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville receives
Army Chief of Staff, Gen. James C. McConville receives a brief before a V-280 Valor flight demonstration in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 28, 2020. In 2014, the Army selected Sikorsky-Boeing and Bell teams to continue... More
A UH-1E Gunship pulls out of a rocket and strafing
A UH-1E Gunship pulls out of a rocket and strafing attack on a Viet Cong position near Cao Lanh in the Mekong Delta, Jan. 22, 1969. Large craters caused by air and artillery strikes brought in on the area can b... More
Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Durham, Marine Tactical Air Command
Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey D. Durham, Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 sergeant major, cuts the cake during the 50th anniversary celebration of MTACS-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, September 15, 2017. Du... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Communications Squadron 18 position a fiber wire on the ground at Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 10, 2017, signifying the start of exercise Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests... More
U.S. Marines refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward
U.S. Marines refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward arming refueling point in Hokkaido, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. The FARP mission is to provide fuel and ordnance necessary... More
Landing support specialist Marines brace themselves
Landing support specialist Marines brace themselves from the rotor downwash of a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 2017, in support o... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 refuel a CH-53E Super Stallion at a forward arming refueling point in Hokkaido, Japan, August 16, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. The FARP mission is ... More
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members
U.S. Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members rush towards a MV-22 Osprey at Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilatera... More
U.S. Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron
U.S. Marines with Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 pass out cake to fellow Marines during the 50th anniversary celebration of MTACS-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, September 15, 2017. During the ... More
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
A U.S. Marine with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 picks up plastic debris at this Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to clean... More
Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (left) and Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (right),
Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (left) and Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (right), both landing support specialist, prepare to attach a container to a CH-53E Super Stallion during external lifts training at Draughon Range near Misawa Ai... More
An AH-1Z Viper soars though the skies over Okinawa,
An AH-1Z Viper soars though the skies over Okinawa, Japan, September 28, 2017. The squadron conducted aerial live-fire training in Okinawa, which is crucial to maintaining a stronger, more capable, forward depl... More
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, listens to a Special Operations Forces Marine during a brief at a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darra... More
Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (left) and Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (right),
Cpl. Tyler D. Reed (left) and Pfc. Tyler J. Nye (right), both landing support specialist, attach chains to a container during external lift training at Draughon Range near Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 21, 201... More
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant
International Security Assistance Force command sergeant major, Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin L. Hill, stands on machine gun casings and links at a Forward Operating Base in the village of Darrah-I-Bum, Badghis prov... More
A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief sits on a MV-22 Osprey
A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief sits on a MV-22 Osprey flying over Hokkaido, Japan, August 18, 2017, in support of Northern Viper 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Ja... More
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron
Two U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 search for trash at Nakagusuku Beach, Okinawa, Japan, October 14, 2017. The ‘Heavy Haulers’ banded together and devoted their morning to cleaning up th... More
An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter
An AH-1Z Viper with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 taxis on the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 8, 2017. HMLA-169 is slated to leave Okinawa and return to Camp... More
A U.S. Marine puts a cover on a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa
A U.S. Marine puts a cover on a MV-22 Osprey at Misawa Air Base, Japan, for exercise Northern Viper 2017, August 9, 2017. This exercise tests the interoperability and bilateral capability of the Japan Ground Se... More
Members of the media capture footage of a MV-22B Osprey
Members of the media capture footage of a MV-22B Osprey after disembarking the aircraft at Iejima, Okinawa, Japan, March 7, 2018. Local and national media were given the opportunity to view the Osprey up-close ... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, speaks to the Marines of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, November 3, 2017. ... More
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s
Brig. Gen. Thomas D. Weidley, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing’s commanding general, expresses his gratitude to the Marines of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 169 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, J... More