080315-M-4218F-012, US Army Photo
The 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force Band performs at the 2nd annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Chuo Parke Avenue, March 15. Paddy Mac's Irish Pub and the Chuo Park Avenue business community hosted the parade.
080308-M-7843R-080, US Army Photo
Lance Cpl. Timothy Hughes fires an M-249 squad automatic weapon under the concealment of a green smoke grenade during platoon-sized simulated combat. Hughes is a combat engineer with Combat Engineer Company, Co... More
Marine Cpl. Aaron C. Eldridge, assigned to Combat Logistics
Marine Cpl. Aaron C. Eldridge, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said he had no problems moving from an exercise to a real world operation. "That's wh... More
An Air Force C-130 Hercules prepares to take off May
An Air Force C-130 Hercules prepares to take off May 12 to conduct a humanitarian assistance mission to Burma. The flight was the first Cyclone Nargis aid distribution mission for the U.S. military, which was r... More
Simulated Casualty during field training exercise
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
Marine Cpl. Daniel C. Pigna, assigned to Combat Logistics
Marine Cpl. Daniel C. Pigna, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said he liked moving from an exercise to a real world operation. "If there's anything I... More
Marines rappel down tower. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Marines in the Helicopter Rope Suspension Techniques Master Course rappel down the Camp Hansen rappel tower, Feb. 29. Units need HRST masters present to conduct operations and training events which include rapp... More
Major General greets Okinawa Marines
Maj. Gen. Robert B. Neller, 3rd Marine Division commanding general, greets Okinawa Marines who returned from Iraq, Feb. 27, at Kadena Air Base. The Marines served as individual augments attached to 3rd Battalio... More
Far East Division Matches. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Competitors aim in on their targets Feb. 26, during the final shooting day of the Far East Division Matches.
A U.S. Marine secures netting on a pallet containing
A U.S. Marine secures netting on a pallet containing blankets May 11 to be used for an upcoming U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to Burma.
Marines wait to undergo Marine Security Guard Screening Process
Marines wait to undergo the second phase of the Marine Security Guard screening process at the Camp Foster theater, Feb. 22.
Steam and water droplets jump out of an M777 155mm
Steam and water droplets jump out of an M777 155mm Lightweight Howitzer's freshly-scrubbed breach as Marines with Gun 1, Battery K, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, prepare to slam anot... More
An Air Force C-130 Hercules prepares to take off May
An Air Force C-130 Hercules prepares to take off May 12 to conduct a humanitarian assistance mission to Burma. The flight was the first Cyclone Nargis aid distribution mission for the U.S. military, which was r... More
Tug of war. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Jetso Horikomi, the principal of the Kashi no Migakuen Rehabilitation Center for the Intellectually Challenged, pulls with the aid of his students against Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regim... More
Marine Sgt. Fredric Kengetter, a team leader with Combat
Marine Sgt. Fredric Kengetter, a team leader with Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said it felt good to shift from an exercise to a real world operation. "We're ... More
Marines race during ski lessons
Marines with Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, race each other during ski lessons at the Yausubetsu Maneuver Area March 3. The Marines learned how to ski from experts with the Japan Ground Self-Def... More
Installing Cables. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Rick Horner installs cables for an Autonomic Ready Logistics system in a Combat Logistics Regiment 3 Logistics Vehicle System, March 5. CLR-3 is the first Marine Corps unit to test the ARL system. Horner is an ... More
Sergeant demonstrates breathalyzer
Sgt. Peter Harrell shows officials of the Okinawa Prefecture Police Department a breathalyzer used by military police. Harrell is the assistant chief investigator with the Marine Corps Base Camp Butler provost ... More
Charles W. Dryden speaks to service members
Charles W. Dryden speaks to service members and Status of Forces Agreement personnel about Black History Month and his experiences, Feb. 26, at the Camp Foster Theater.
Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary E. Freeman, assigned to Combat
Marine Lance Cpl. Zachary E. Freeman, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said he had no problems moving from an exercise to a real world operation. "We... More
Embedded Training Team 2-5 Marines
Marines from Embedded Training Team 2-5 pose for a group photo in the mountains of Afghanistan on the Marine Corps birthday, Nov. 10. The team mentored Afghan service members and police during their nine-month ... More
Global Combat Support System-Marine Corps
Chris Lien, a consulting specialist with the Oracle Corporation, teaches Marines from 3rd Marine Logistics Group Jan. 17 at Camp Kinser's Surfside club about the new logistics system that will streamline the ma... More
Various national and international media representatives
Various national and international media representatives ask questions of U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John May 12. John, along with the U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Henrietta ... More
080314-M-0049M-016, US forces in Iraq
Bailey Liddell hugs her father, Capt. Gary Liddel, at a welcome home reception at the Camp Foster Community Center, March 13. Liddell and hundreds of other Marines and Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 4 ... More
Preparing steel for ulitmate building machine
Keith Twing, a technical supervisor with MIC Industries (left), watches as Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172's Combat Engineer Platoon prepare a coil of steel to insert into the ultimate building machine.
080312-M-9457T-113. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Pamela Schmidle practices a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program technique with Katrina Farrell during the Marine Aircraft Group 36 Jane Wayne Day, March 12. Wives of Marines with MAG-36 and its subordinate units ... More
Hostage exercise tests Okinawa Provost Marshal's Office units
A response team simulates resuscitation procedures on Cpl. Calvin Kilby, a desk sergeant with the provost marshal's office, playing Staff Sgt. Tightlips, who notionally lost consciousness after a simulated expl... More
U.S. Marines and Thai workers unload clean water May
U.S. Marines and Thai workers unload clean water May 11 to be used for an upcoming U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to Burma.
Cpl. Stephen B. Clark and Somkeart Nilpet stage clean
Cpl. Stephen B. Clark and Somkeart Nilpet stage clean water May 11 to be used for an upcoming U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to Burma. Clark is a traffic management specialist with the... More
Corporal's course drill practice
Japanese Ground Self Defense Force Sgt. Tatsuya Kai leads a detail during a Corporal's Course drill practice at a field next to Gunners Fitness Center, Feb. 26. Kai is an inscription specialist with 8th Divisio... More
Marine lift off during extraction
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
Marine Cpl. Daniel C. Pigna, assigned to Combat Logistics
Marine Cpl. Daniel C. Pigna, assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment 3's Burma humanitarian assistance/disaster relief team, said he liked moving from an exercise to a real-world operation. "If there's anything I... More
Soldiers play. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Soldiers at Camp foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 6, 2008.
Practicing Karate Techniques. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Gunnery Sgt. Jaime Hamner watches over Charles Boyd, 9 years old, as he practices karate techniques from the Okinawa Shorinryu Kenshinkan dojo during practice at Gunners Gym, Feb. 20. Hamner earned his black be... More
080317-M-7843R-009. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Japan Ground Self Defense Force soldiers patrol through the Central Training Area's combat town, March 17. The JGSDF recently started using the CTA for training in accordance with the U.S. – Japan Alliance: Tra... More
Dentist prepares to pull tooth. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Commander Barry Duncan, a general dentist with 4th Dental Battalion, Dovvins Air Force Base, Marietta, Ga., prepares to pull Chid Pokkatok's tooth during a medical and dental civil assistance project at the Ban... More
Senior Airman Daniel L. Mortensen, a loadmaster with
Senior Airman Daniel L. Mortensen, a loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 5th Air Force, pushes a pallet of disaster relief supplies bound for Burma May 12 onto a C-130 Hercules aircra... More