Cmdr. Doug Huggins, air operations deputy officer for
Cmdr. Doug Huggins, air operations deputy officer for Atsugi Air Station answers questions to military families about plans for a voluntary authorized departure here March 18. The commander held two town hall b... More
Dependents of service members stationed here say goodbye
Dependents of service members stationed here say goodbye to their military spouses and homes as they board a plane March 21 during an authorized voluntary departure. Due to damage as a result of the earthquake ... More
Units join forces, put rounds on target
Two Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, with Strike Fighter Squadron 102, Carrier Air Wing 5, Commander Task Force 70, U.S. Seventh Fleet, stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, participated in a joint Navy and ... More
Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, have delivered more than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies to di... More
More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies
More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies have been delivered by Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, observe as a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter here prepares for take-off to tr... More
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and deputy commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, presents a Combined Federal Campaign bronze award to Sgt. Maj. Theodus Williams ... More
Gunnery Sgt. Josh Wallace, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Gunnery Sgt. Josh Wallace, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, provides fron... More
Restored dental clinic welcomes patients
Navy Lt. Joseph R. Muckenthaler, a general dentist for Evans Branch Dental Clinic, 3rd Dental Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, uses high-technology equipment and graphics p... More
III Marine Expeditionary Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth J.
III Marine Expeditionary Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, commanding general, (middle) and Okinawa Raymond Greene, consulate general, (right) assist a Navy family with their stroller at a voluntary authorized ... More
Sgt. Bobby D. Leverett, a crew chief with HMM-262,
Sgt. Bobby D. Leverett, a crew chief with HMM-262, fixes a bandoleer of .50-caliber rounds while preparing his ammunition for a live-fire training exercise at Firing Range W-174 June 22. The weapon operator is ... More
CFC-O contributors recognized. U.S. Marine expeditionary force
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, left, commanding general of Marine Corps Base Camp Butler and deputy commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, presents Capt. Angela Markey, middle, and Master Sgt. Vesmer Cooper, who m... More
Capt. Kenneth M. Zebley, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Capt. Kenneth M. Zebley, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aircraft commander with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform... More
Navy Lt. Mark Torres, chaplain for Marine Aircraft
Navy Lt. Mark Torres, chaplain for Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Expeditionary Force, plays in the sand with children at the Kodomo No Sono Orphanage April 2. Marines and sailors parti... More
A military spouse and child, wait in line to get their
A military spouse and child, wait in line to get their names on a departure roster during an authorized voluntary departure here March 18. The commander held two town hall briefs to coordinate with the families.
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, ... More
Capt. Luke Williamson, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Capt. Luke Williamson, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), conducts a p... More
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing III Marine Expeditionary Force and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3... More
Thirty-six Okinawans, 24 service members and two family
Thirty-six Okinawans, 24 service members and two family members hit the mats to compete against each other in the tournament, which was put together to allow Status of Forces Agreement personnel to compete agai... More
Marine Aircraft Group 36 Commanding Officer Col. Mike
Marine Aircraft Group 36 Commanding Officer Col. Mike Brassaw (left), III Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck (middle) and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 Commanding O... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, perform a flight line trash check to remove debris from the ground here Ma... More
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft
Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, has eight CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters here providing support for Operation Tomodachi.... More
Navy Seaman Greyson Harrelson, religious program specialist
Navy Seaman Greyson Harrelson, religious program specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Expeditionary Force, plays a little one-on-one basketball with a resident of the Kodomo N... More
Families of service members and Department of Defense
Families of service members and Department of Defense employees in authorized areas of Japan boarded the final flight in support of the Voluntary Authorized Departure March 28. Family members departing Japan wi... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, conduct pre-flight function checks on a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in pr... More
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan... More
Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine
Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members load barrels of kerosene at Ta... More
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, commander of 3rd Marine
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, commander of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Forward), III Marine Expeditionary Force, (left), conducts a site survey of the III MEF Aviation Command Element here, March 27. Lt. Col.... More
Bartlett earns SNCO Food Service Specialist award
Staff Sgt. Donald A. Bartlett, Camp Schwab mess hall manager, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, performs a line inspection before opening the mess hall May 5. Before ever... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, transported 76 barrels of kerosene to distribution points in northern Japan Mar... More
Chemical Biological Radioactive and Nuclear Marines
Chemical Biological Radioactive and Nuclear Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif., join the relief efforts by checking for possible surface contaminants on family members... More
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, commander of 3rd Marine
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, commander of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Forward), III Marine Expeditionary Force, (middle), and Col. Robert M. Brassaw, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 36, III MEB A... More
Units join forces, put rounds on target
Capt. Brian Mead, the exercise air officer with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, coordinates over the radio to an F/A-18 pilot, during a joint N... More
Families and civilians stationed in Atsugi, Japan,
Families and civilians stationed in Atsugi, Japan, were issued wristbands to be scanned onto a flight manifest as part of the non-combatant tracking system used during the authorized voluntary departure March ... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and a Navy SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter with Helicopter... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, here prepares for a cargo and personnel transport m... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, lands here to pick up supplies headed for Sendai, J... More
Marine Aircraft Group 36's Commanding Officer Col.
Marine Aircraft Group 36's Commanding Officer Col. Robert Brassaw, briefs his Marines on the status of their efforts in support of Operation Tomodachi March 31. Marines from various units with 1st Marine Air Wi... More
Lance Cpl. Ricky Vang, supply clerk with Combat Logistics
Lance Cpl. Ricky Vang, supply clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attached to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Aviation Command Element, jumps rope with Japanese children at the... More
IPAC employee excels among Marines
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri , Marine Corps Base Camp Butler commanding general and deputy commander of Marine Corps Bases Japan, presents Melisa J. Price, the identification oversight coordinator for Installatio... More
First Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary
First Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force used Ie Shima Island for Exercise Ryukyu Warrior November 2010. The Marine Corps has an area on Ie Shima that units use for various training missions a... More
A Marine from HMM-262, fires a XM-218, a .50-caliber
A Marine from HMM-262, fires a XM-218, a .50-caliber Machine gun designed for the CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, during ground threat reaction drills June 22.
Japanese citizens at a relief and aid camp in northern
Japanese citizens at a relief and aid camp in northern Japan roll kerosene barrels into Ishinomaki Josi High School in northern Japan, which has been converted into an aid and relief center March 19. Marines wi... More
Gunnery Sgt. Elvis Gonzalez, utilities chief with Marine
Gunnery Sgt. Elvis Gonzalez, utilities chief with Marine Wing Support Sqaudron 172 attached to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Air Command Element for Operation Tomodachi, demonstrates how to use a heater ... More
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen,a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen,a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, looks out a win... More
Fleet Marine Force pin: Sailors earn respect, confidence to wear pin
An eagle, globe and anchor stands out while crossed rifles encompass waves crashing upon sand. The eagle sits with outspread wings representing the nation it protects; the globe stands center showing the worldw... More
Families of service members and Department of Defense
Families of service members and Department of Defense employees in authorized areas of Japan boarded the final flight in support of the Voluntary Authorized Departure March 28. Family members departing Japan wi... More
Sgt. Bobby D. Leverett, a crew chief with Marine Medium
Sgt. Bobby D. Leverett, a crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, fires a tight group on target with an XM-218,... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, flies out headed to conduct visual surveys of damag... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, transports 15 barrels of kerosene to Ishinomaki Josi Hig... More
Born Together, Raised Together, Now Serving Together
Cpl. Ricky D. Dunn Jr., left and Cpl. Rodrick O. Dunn, with III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Motor Transport, III MEF, are identical twins who joined the Corps in 2007 and have been together e... More
Lance Cpl. Landon Strange, crew chief for a CH-46E
Lance Cpl. Landon Strange, crew chief for a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, removes p... More
Families of service members and Department of Defense
Families of service members and Department of Defense employees in authorized areas of Japan boarded the final flight in support of the Voluntary Authorized Departure March 28. Family members departing Japan wi... More
Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, load 1,000 pounds of water onto a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter to be transporte... More
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has established
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has established aid and relief camps throughout the areas of Japan affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1s... More
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265,
Marines with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unload a barrel of kerosene at Ishinoma... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, performs post-... More
Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward
Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward Command Element load meals-ready-to-eat headed to Sendai, Japan onto a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraf... More
CHIANG MAI, Kingdom of Thailand
Marines and sailors from Marine Forces Pacific, fill out Joint Receiving Center check-in sheets upon arrival to Chiang Mai International Airport, Jan. 27, 2010. JRC consists of a multi-service task force, whose... More
Military dependents stationed here checked out of housing
Military dependents stationed here checked out of housing and the base personnel office before leaving the island of Hoshu, Japan as part of the authorized voluntary departure March 21. Due to damage as a resul... More
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, Marine Corps Base Camp
Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, Marine Corps Base Camp Butler commanding general and deputy commander for Marine Corps Bases Japan, presents Rubylyn Almonte, the passport agent and naturalization coordinator for U.... More
Tatsushi Miyagi, 18-year-old student at Okinawa Urasoe
Tatsushi Miyagi, 18-year-old student at Okinawa Urasoe Technical High School, slams opponent, Micheal Shelton, 19-year-old Marine from Evanston, Wyo., to the mat during a Marine Corps Community Services wrestli... More
Eight CH-46 Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter
Eight CH-46 Sea Knights with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, have delivered more than 5,000 pounds of food, fuel and water t... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members and
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members and Japanese citizens at a relief and aid camp in northern Japan receive 15 kerosene barrels through a combined effort of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, M... More
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers and Marines
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers and Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, unload water, food and toiletri... More
Cpl. Rolf Zelonis, crew chief for the CH-46 Sea Knight
Cpl. Rolf Zelonis, crew chief for the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, pre-flights the heli... More
More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies
More than 100,000 pounds of food, fuel, water and supplies have been delivered by Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Forc... More
Lance Cpl. Ricky Vang, supply clerk with Combat Logistics
Lance Cpl. Ricky Vang, supply clerk with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, attached to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Aviation Command Element, jumps rope with Japanese children at the... More
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Naval Air Facility Atsugi cleane... More
Petty Officer 1st Class James C. Fox, a machinist mate
Petty Officer 1st Class James C. Fox, a machinist mate with the Navy Chemical Biological Radiation Nuclear teams part of the III Marine Expeditionary Brigade Air Command Element CBRN monitor and survey platoon,... More
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron
Marines and sailors from Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 and Marine Air Control Group 18, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing III Marine Expeditionary Force and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chief with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, secures a gurn... More
Marines and sailors participating attached to the 3rd
Marines and sailors participating attached to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Air Command Element for Operation Tomodachi donated time and efforts towards cleaning up the Kodomo No Sono Orphanage's surroun... More
The flight crews of two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
The flight crews of two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with HMM-262, assess the situation in the landing zone to remove any possible threats, after a combat assault landing during a live-fire training at Firing ... More
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Brigade aviation
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Brigade aviation command element load a pallet of water onto a CH-46E Sea Knight with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, ... More
Lance Cpl. Elijah Melanson, a chemical biological radiation
Lance Cpl. Elijah Melanson, a chemical biological radiation nuclear specialist with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is scanned for alpha, beta and gamma radiation ... More
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members and
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force service members and Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, unload water, food and... More
Ordnance for the live-fire drills is picked up from
Ordnance for the live-fire drills is picked up from ordnance Marines with 1st MAW. The crews fired more than 4,000 .50-caliber rounds during the training at Firing Range W-174 June 22.
Dependents of service members stationed in Atsugi,
Dependents of service members stationed in Atsugi, Japan, boarded a plane March 21 as part of the authorized voluntary departure. Due to damage as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that occurred in Japan, ... More
Navy Lt. Mark Torres, chaplain for Marine Aircraft
Navy Lt. Mark Torres, chaplain for Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Expeditionary Force, plays in the sand with children at the Kodomo No Sono Orphanage April 2. Marines and sailors parti... More
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen and Gunnery Sgt. Josh Wallace,
Lance Cpl. Steven Reppen and Gunnery Sgt. Josh Wallace, both CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter crew chiefs with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine E... More
Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward
Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward Command Element load meals-ready-to-eat headed to Sendai, Japan onto a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraf... More