Cpl. Davon Thomas, left, a Marine Corps Martial Arts
Cpl. Davon Thomas, left, a Marine Corps Martial Arts Program instructor with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, explains a figure-four chokehold to his students during Exercise Southern Frontier 20... More
Dr. Suzanne Landrum, the Matthew C. Perry Elementary
Dr. Suzanne Landrum, the Matthew C. Perry Elementary School principal, welcomes students to the first day of school and addresses them on this year’s expectations, August 25, 2014, aboard Marine Corps Air Stati... More
Hospitalman Warren Schulz with Marine Wing Support
Hospitalman Warren Schulz with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, checks IV levels during a mass casualty drill during Valiant ... More
Antonio Castro, from Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern
Antonio Castro, from Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, places a mouse inside a snake trap at West Field Sept. 24 during Exercise Forager Fury III. The snake traps are designed to trap any br... More
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Charles Maddox addresses students
Marine Gunnery Sgt. Charles Maddox addresses students at Tinian Junior Senior High School during a school visit. The Marines gave students a taste of Marine recruit training, taught them about different militar... More
A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support
A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 utilizes an All-Terrain Crane to lift a Humvee on to the deck of a barge at the harbor aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 16, 2... More
Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps
Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, rings a bell symbolizing the start of the school year, August 25, 2014, aboard station.
Cpl. Nick Swanson, an aviation ordnance technician
Cpl. Nick Swanson, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, unloads bodies for Mark-83 general purpose bombs as part of Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 aboard Royal Australian... More
A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support
A heavy equipment operator with Marine Wing Support 171 guides a 7-ton into the cargo hold of a barge at the harbor aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Aug. 16, 2014. In preparation for Exercise For... More
Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps
Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, stands with Lorenzo Brown, the Matthew C. Perry High School principal, and welcomes students to the first day of school and ad... More
Lance Cpl. Kevin Rau, left, a ground support equipment
Lance Cpl. Kevin Rau, left, a ground support equipment mechanic with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122, and Lance Cpl. Joshua Keecer, a GSE mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, inspect a self-d... More
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter prepares
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter prepares to extract medical personnel during a SAR training exercise aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014... More
Tommy Davidson and Miss Gayle, entertainers with Kenny
Tommy Davidson and Miss Gayle, entertainers with Kenny Hill’s All Star Comedy Slam pose with Gunnery Sgt. Denver Inopiquez and his sons inside the Marine Corps Exchange aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, ... More
Lance Cpl. Connor Kealy, an airframe mechanic with
Lance Cpl. Connor Kealy, an airframe mechanic with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, sweeps a hallway inside the Wugullarr primary school on the Beswick community in the Northern Territory of Aust... More
Lt. Col. James Whiteker coaches Cpl. Jose Escribano
Lt. Col. James Whiteker coaches Cpl. Jose Escribano during a pistol range at the American Gun Club Inc. outdoor range on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Sept. 29, 2014. The main focus for ... More
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter lowers
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter lowers medical personnel during a SAR training exercise onto Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014, June 11. Sout... More
Marine 1st Lt. Daniel Novotny demonstrates a sweeping
Marine 1st Lt. Daniel Novotny demonstrates a sweeping hip-throw on Marine Cpl. Raymond Perry during a school visit to Tinian Junior Senior High School. The Marines gave students a taste of Marine recruit traini... More
Used for landings by both U.S. Navy SH-60S helicopters
Used for landings by both U.S. Navy SH-60S helicopters and U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys during exercises Valiant Shield 2014 and Forager Fury III, Echo Field was cleared by heavy equipment operators with Ma... More
Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarado, a maintenance administrator
Lance Cpl. Luis Alvarado, a maintenance administrator with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, utilizes a pressure washer to clean a wall inside the Wugullarr primary school on the Beswick community... More
Gunnery Sgt. Charles Maddox hits a softball in a service
Gunnery Sgt. Charles Maddox hits a softball in a service member vs. local residents softball game Sept. 21 on Tinian during a day off from the Valiant Shield 2014 exercise. The purpose behind the game was to bu... More
Tommy Davidson, an entertainer with Kenny Hill’s All
Tommy Davidson, an entertainer with Kenny Hill’s All Star Comedy Slam, autographs a pamphlet for Master Sgt. Raul Concepcion, the brig officer with the Provost Marshal’s Office, inside the Marine Corps Exchange... More
Marines from Air Operations Company, Marine Wing Support
Marines from Air Operations Company, Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 16, 2014. The six-mile conditioning road march through the station allowed MWSS-17... More
A Marine with All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242
A Marine with All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 salutes two pilots aboard an F/A-18D Hornet aircraft as they prepare to make their first flight aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, du... More
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 take
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 take a moment to catch their breath and hydrate after reaching the halfway point of their six-mile conditioning hike aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan,... More
Ordnancemen with Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron
Ordnancemen with Marine Aviation Logistic Squadron 12 and Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 detach un-used ordnance from an F/A-18 during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 20, 2014, aboard Gwangju Air Base, Rep... More
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Wheeler with Marine
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Wheeler with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, places an ankle brace on a patient during a... More
Lt Col. Shawn Basco, commanding officer of Marine
Lt Col. Shawn Basco, commanding officer of Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, left, shakes hands with wing commander Mark Larter, the senior Australian defense officer for Royal Australian Air Forc... More
Cpl. Phillip Louie, right, assists Lance Cpl. Joshua
Cpl. Phillip Louie, right, assists Lance Cpl. Joshua Jensen, in placing the fin on a Mark-83 general purpose bomb as part of Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Austra... More
Marines participated in a softball game with Tinian’s
Marines participated in a softball game with Tinian’s local community Sept. 21 at Tinian’s baseball field during a day off from the Valiant Shield 2014 exercise. “Marines and the local populace came out here fo... More
Lance Cpl. Tatiana Walters, an aviation ordnance technician
Lance Cpl. Tatiana Walters, an aviation ordnance technician with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 12, adjusts the nose plug on a Mark-83 general purpose bomb as part of Exercise Southern Frontier 2014 aboard ... More
Tinian’s North Field served as the central hub of
Tinian’s North Field served as the central hub of communication during the Valiant Shield 2014 and Forager Fury III exercises by allowing Marine elements on Guam, Tinian and at sea to effectively flow informati... More
Stephen Mosher, checks a snake trap at West Field Sept.
Stephen Mosher, checks a snake trap at West Field Sept. 24 during Exercise Forager Fury III. The snake traps are designed to trap any brown tree snakes that may have stowed away in aircraft or cargo departing f... More
Cpl. Kyle Coutts fires an M9 Beretta during a pistol
Cpl. Kyle Coutts fires an M9 Beretta during a pistol range at the American Gun Club Inc. outdoor range on Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Sept. 29, 2014. The main focus for the range was t... More
Shaun, a working dog from Tinian Commonwealth of the
Shaun, a working dog from Tinian Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, inspects munition boxes at Tinian’s Echo Field Sept. 24, during Exercise Forager Fury III. As part of FF III all military aircraft... More
Werewolves bring thunder to Gwangju Air Base
An F/A-18 hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 taxies down the runway aboard Gwangju Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise Max Thunder 14-1, April 12, 2014. MT 14-1 is a semi-annual training ev... More
Sgt. Maj. David M. Reaves, right, the outbound sergeant
Sgt. Maj. David M. Reaves, right, the outbound sergeant major for Marine Aircraft Group 12, salutes Col. Hunter H. Hobson, the commanding officer for MAG-12, after relinquishing control of the sword of office, ... More
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter hovers
A Sikorsky S-76 search-and-rescue helicopter hovers over a landing zone during a SAR training exercise aboard Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, during Exercise Southern Frontier 2014, June 11. ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Farinha, left, a hospital
Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Farinha, left, a hospital corpsman with Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242, performs the counter to a bear hug during an integrated Marine Corps Martial Arts Program c... More