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III MEF Commanding General, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailston, pauses as translation is given during his address to Marines and guests during the III MEF change of command. After two years as Commanding General of III Marine Expeditionary Force/Marine Corps Bases Japan, LTGEN Earl B. Hailston, relenquished command to LTGEN Wallace C. Gregson during a sunset ceremony aboard Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, on 010731

III MEF Commanding General, Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Earl B. Hailsto...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Courtney State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT John Giles, Usmc Release Statu... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Diaz (right), Gun CHIEF, instructs his Marines on the proper procedures of the M198 155mm Medium Howitzer. SSGT Diaz is assigned to Alpha Battery, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment (3/12), and is among the 390 Marines from the Okinawa-based 3/12 who are deployed to Camp Fuji to conduct live-fire artillery drills at the East Fuji Maneuver Area

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) William Diaz (right), Gun CHIEF, instructs his M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ismael Marquez, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derrick Solomon, F-15D Eagle crew chief, assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), greets his Eagle piloted by Captain (CAPT) Phil Stewart from the 44th Fighter Squadron. In the back seat is Colonel (COL) Donald Weckhorst, 605th Air Operations Group Commander (OGC) and Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 director, from Yokota Air Base, Japan

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Derrick Solomon, F-15D Eagle crew chief, assi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH 02-1 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM JASDF Scene Came... More

Sergeant First Class (SFC) McRae, USA, US Army Honor Guard, renders a salute as the joint Air Force and Army honor guard team carry a transfer case bearing the body of one of three US service members arriving at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The three were recovered from the crash of a US Army MH-47E Chinook in the Bohol Sea near the island of Apo. The Chinook carried eight US Army personnel, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and two US Air Force para-rescue jumpers, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

Sergeant First Class (SFC) McRae, USA, US Army Honor Guard, renders a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mary L. Smith, USAF Release St... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, perform a biathlon on the Camp Hansen ranges, firing a FNMI 5.56mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

US Marine Corps (USMC) members from L Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member from A Company, Combat Assault Battalion (CAB), 7th Marines, practices Military Operations and Urban Terrain (MOUT) warfare at the Camp Hansen, Central Training Area, aboard an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) member from A Company, Combat Assault Battali...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3 MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega,... More

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael E. Cook, USAF, (top). assistant team leader and AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Timothy T. Nguyen, USAF, 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, lifts a VHF Dipole antenna up to mount it on Camp Zama's highest signal tower

STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael E. Cook, USAF, (top). assistant team lea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific Scene Camera Operator: Yuichi Imada, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

Airmen from the 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, work high atop an US Army signal tower at Camp Zama. They are installing antennas and equipment for an Army Land Mobile Radio Project

Airmen from the 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific Scene Camera Operator: Yuichi Imada, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

Mr. Jack Strahan, Project Manager, 17th Area Support Group (ASG), Camp Zama, and STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Nathan Valleny, USAF, installation team leader, 374th Communications Squadron, Yokota Air Base, review installation drawings for the Army's land mobile radio system installation

Mr. Jack Strahan, Project Manager, 17th Area Support Group (ASG), Camp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific Scene Camera Operator: Yuichi Imada, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

Private First Class (PFC) John Thompson, USA, (left), and PFC Wayne H. Strand, 35th Services and Support Battalion, Sagami Depot, remove old installed cable from Building 711 at Camp Zama to make room for a new land mobile radio system transmission line. The line will connect the transmitters and receivers to the tower mounted antenna

Private First Class (PFC) John Thompson, USA, (left), and PFC Wayne H....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Zama State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Pacific Scene Camera Operator: Yuichi Imada, CIV Release Status: Relea... More

Marines, from various work sections, chosen to become the new base Security Force, circle around a vehicle for a demonstration on proper vehicle searches. The Marines underwent an in-depth 3-day class covering the uses of deadly force, terrorism awareness, proper applications and safety of handcuffs and restraints, and vehicle searches

Marines, from various work sections, chosen to become the new base Sec...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Butler Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Robert Kund... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kweli Talbot, Logistics Clerk, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) fires a 7.62mm M240G machine gun while training at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Kweli Talbot, Logistics Clerk, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W Kunda, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Efrem Wilson (left), Mr. Herbert Gray (center), Director of the Combat Visual Information Center and Colonel (COL) Richard C. Dunn, G-3 Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Okinawa, participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Combat Camera & STAFF Academy building at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant Major (SGM) Efrem Wilson (left), Mr. H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: Marine Corps Base Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rober... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ben Green of the 18th Communications Squadron (CS) lifts his tool bucket and cleaning supplies so he can clean the rotator on a Rotable Log Periodic antenna

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ben Green of the 18th Communic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Alan Wieder (center), Commander, Detachment 1, 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE), explains the action of the rapid runway repair (RRR) class held at Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, to Dr. James G. Roche (left), Secretary of the Air Force, and USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffrey A. Remington, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena AB

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Alan Wieder (center), Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release... More

Mrs. Michelle Stenger, wife of US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jason Stenger, 35th Civil Engineering Squadron (CES) at Misawa, shows off her 3-day-old baby, Jason, to Mrs. William Begert, wife of Pacific Air Forces commander, and Mrs. James Roche wife of the Secretary of the Air Force, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Camp Lester Hospital-Okinawa

Mrs. Michelle Stenger, wife of US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSG...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT C. E. Lewis, USAF Release Stat... More

Using small arms fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion personnel engage a simulated enemy in a hostile landing zone, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan

Using small arms fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Reconnaissance Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Anthony Rubio, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) John A. Lee II, Combat Photographer, Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, moves hand-over-hand on the horizontal rope, part of an Engineer's Course obstacle and USMC Martial Arts program at Camp Schwab

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) John A. Lee II, Combat Photograp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MCB Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: Released to Pu... More

Using a CH-53E Sea Stallion on a small island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, US Marine Corps (USMC) pilots of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-367 (HMLA-367) and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-466 (HMH-466), conduct a joint training exercise in order to enhance day and night proficiency in the tactic of inserting and extracting fire teams from a hostile and aggressive landing zone

Using a CH-53E Sea Stallion on a small island off the coast of Okinawa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HMLA-367 Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Anthony Rubio, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

After being inserted into a hostile and aggressive landing zone, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel on the ground call for air fire support from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron-367 (HMLA-367) and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-466 (HMH-466), on a small island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan

After being inserted into a hostile and aggressive landing zone, US Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Anthony Rubio, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Using small arms fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion personnel engage a simulated enemy in a hostile landing zone, on an island off the coast of Okinawa, Japan

Using small arms fire, US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Reconnaissance Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jose Anthony Rubio, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marines (MAR) (3/8), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp LeJeune, North Carolina (NC), performs the hasty repel down the side of the rock wall, past the USMC symbol, during a portion of the Jungle Warfare Survival Course aboard Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan. The Marine is carrying a FNMI 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine from the 3rd Battalion (BN), 8th Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Gonsalves State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn 8th Marines Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, US... More

As soon as transportation is available, wounded are placed aboard US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters and are then taken to a rear medical center for further treatment during Medical Augmenty Program Exercise (MAPEX). Personnel from the Naval hospital are augmented to support US Marine Corps (USMC) 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Force Service Support Group in order to facilitate forward and rear medical attention centers as in real combat mass casualty situations

As soon as transportation is available, wounded are placed aboard US M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3RD MEDICAL BATTALION Scene Camera Operator: CPL J... More

Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, stretch at the start of the morning's physical training for cold climate deployments

Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, stretch at the start of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment fire a round from their M198 155 mm Medium Range Towed Howitzer during a live fire exercise. These Marines participated in many days of live firing on the East Fuji Maneuver Area (FMA), Japan (JPN). (SUBSTANDARD)

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel of Sierra Battery, 5th Battalion, 10t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Bn, 12th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL C... More

Wearing skis, US Marine Corps (USMC) Riflemen in training with the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, sprawl flat on the ground in order to provide security for their patrol squad

Wearing skis, US Marine Corps (USMC) Riflemen in training with the 2nd...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, Corporal (CPL) Edilberto Fernandez, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, sights in at a simulated enemy during a class in preparation for their sub-zero cold weather deployment to northern Japan for a 3week exercise

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, Corporal (CPL) Edilberto Fernan...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Dustin McKenzie, a rifleman from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides a security posture for his patrol squad during an extreme cold weather class

Armed with a Colt 5.56mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOREST LIGHT II 2003 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Rob... More

Advancing on to their target, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, set up an ambush using cold weather equipment in preparation for their deployment to Hokkaido, Japan

Advancing on to their target, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Chris Wanat, a rifleman from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, provides cover for his squad during an ambush using cold weather equipment in preparation for their deployment to Hokkaido, Japan

Armed with a Colt 5.56 mm M16A2 Rifle, US Marine (USMC) Corporal (CPL)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

Searching captured enemy, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, finish an ambush using cold weather equipment in preparation for their deployment to Hokkaido, Japan

Searching captured enemy, Marines from the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Robert W. Kunda, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Five (HMM-265) in flight during a simulated troop insertion exercise, off the cost of Okinawa, Japan

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Five (HMM-265) flies over a green mountainous region, during a simulated troop insertion exercise, at Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan. (Substandard image)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL James P. Douglas, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Dig... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, and members of the Japanese Self-Defense Force fill the role as the Color Guard during the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony on the island of Iwo Jima

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D....

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Marine Riflemen from Marine Corps Base (MCB) Smedley D. Butler (MCB Butler), Okinawa, Japan, execute a salute by firing off blank ammunition with 5.56 mm M16A2 rifles honoring those who fought and served in the battle of Iwo Jima. The honor is part of the 58th Commemorative Anniversary Ceremony of the Battle of Iwo Jima on the island of Iwo Jima

US Marine Corps (USMC) Basic Marine Riflemen from Marine Corps Base (M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Iwo Jima Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Cory P. Griffith, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

While on a TDY (Temporary Duty) for RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I), and FOAL EAGLE at Tageu Air Base (AB), Korea, a member of the 1ST Special Operation Squadron (1ST SOS), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, listens to US President George W. Bush speak about the war with Iraq

While on a TDY (Temporary Duty) for RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efren Lopez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), shakes hands with US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Transport Support Battalion (TSB), during a High Speed Vessel (HSV) operation and orientation visit at the port of Naha, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: R... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, right, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), observes the off-loading of the 3rd Transport Support Battalion's (TSB) 7-ton trucks and assorted vehicles during an operations inspection visit to a High Speed Vessel (HSV) and briefed by US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Godfrey, Commanding Officer, of the 3rd TSB, Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, right, Commander, US Paci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Port Of Naha Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., left, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan and US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), salute the colors during the Admirals welcoming ceremony aboard Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Releas... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), visits with fellow Sailors, US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel and Soldiers while on a command and operations visit to a High Speed Vessel (HSV) at the port of Naha, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naha State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: R... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), takes a break and talks with US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., right, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, during the Admirals command visit

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffery Remington, left, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan and US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, wait for the arrival of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), aboard his USN C-40A Clipper for a command visit

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffery Remington, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Releas... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), receives some flight gear for his flight aboard a UH-1N Huey Helicopter, during his recent visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan, as US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), looks on

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Close-up of snare drums played by Marine Percussionists of the III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marching Band during a performance for a post and relief ceremony for Marine Aircraft Group-36 (MAG-36) at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Close-up of snare drums played by Marine Percussionists of the III Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

Corporal (CPL) Angela Bruhjell, USMC, Marine Air Group-36 (MAG-36), narrates during the units post and relief ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Corporal (CPL) Angela Bruhjell, USMC, Marine Air Group-36 (MAG-36), na...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Roberto Orosco, USMC, kisses his wife Pamela after she was presented with a letter of appreciation from the Marines. The presentation took place as part of the MAG-36 post and relief ceremony for the departing SGTMAJ Orosco at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Roberto Orosco, USMC, kisses his wife Pamela a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) C-35 Citation V executive passenger aircraft parked in a hanger located on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, waits for its next mission

A US Marine Corps (USMC) C-35 Citation V executive passenger aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega... More

At the Marine Aircraft Group-36 (MAG-36) post and relief ceremony Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Frankie Holmes, USMC, (right), oncoming MAG-36 Sergeant Major, speaks to SGTMAJ Roberto Orosco, USMC, outgoing MAG-36 Sergeant Major, and thanks him and his wife for their hospitality. He also speaks to those in attendance to tell them a little about himself and his thoughts on taking on the new job. In the background are Marines of MAG-36 in formation, standing in front of a CH-53 Super Stallion, at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

At the Marine Aircraft Group-36 (MAG-36) post and relief ceremony Serg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Roberto Orosco, USMC, outgoing Sergeant Major of Marine Aircraft Group-36 (MAG-36), stands at attention after being presented the Meritorious Service Medal. The presentation took place as part of the MAG-36 post and relief ceremony for the departing SGTMAJ Orosco at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Roberto Orosco, USMC, outgoing Sergeant Major ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Devell, USMC, Commander of Troops and VMGR-152 Sergeant Major, renders a salute to Colonel (COL) Gordon O'Neill, USMC, (right), Commanding Officer, Marine Air Group-36 (MAG-36) during the post and relief ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant Major (SGTMAJ) Devell, USMC, Commander of Troops and VMGR-152...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) C-35 Citation V executive passenger aircraft parked in a hanger located on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, waits for its next mission

A US Marine Corps (USMC) C-35 Citation V executive passenger aircraft ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Station, Futenma State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST MAW Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega... More

Sergeant (SGT) Jason Duncan, USMC, Combat Videographer, 3rd Marine Division Combat Camera, gets his equipment set up and tested prior to video taping a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Futenma, Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant (SGT) Jason Duncan, USMC, Combat Videographer, 3rd Marine Div...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Air Station, Futema State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-36 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig William... More

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (w/microphone), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (right), speak with Marines gathered at the Beachhead, an e-club located on Camp Schwab. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (w/microphone), Commandant of the Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

Mr. James Garringer, (left), briefs General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and Brigadier General (BGEN) Carsen, USMC, (center), during a visit to the Palms, the e-club, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

Mr. James Garringer, (left), briefs General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (left), and General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) listen to a briefing during a visit to range 10 at Fuel Pits LZ located on Camp Schwab, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford McMichael, (left), and Gener...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Schwab Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, Usmc Release Status: Released to P... More

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) and Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. "Chip" Gregson, Commanding General, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF); Commander, Marine Corps Bases, Japan; Commander, Marine Forces, Japan, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. GEN Hagee visited III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) for the first time as the CMC. During his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (right), Commandant of the Marine Corp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

Sergeant Mark McBride (right), USMC, dispatcher, briefs General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), on one of the systems they use for deploying supplies to the Marines in the field. The General is visiting the 9th Material Readiness Battalion as part of his first tour as CMC of Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan. Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael, (center) accompanied the General

Sergeant Mark McBride (right), USMC, dispatcher, briefs General (GEN) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

As they walk past a row of MK48 Logistics Vehicle System (LVS), a Major briefs General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), during his visit to the 9th Material Readiness Battalion. GEN Hagee visited III MEF for the first time as the CMC, during his visit he will tour Marine bases located on Okinawa, Japan

As they walk past a row of MK48 Logistics Vehicle System (LVS), a Majo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps (SMMC) Alford McMichael, (center), listen to a question from a senior staff member during a visit at the community center located on Camp Foster

General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, (left), Commandant of the Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: HQMC Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Antonio J. Vega, ... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2) Fredd Allen, 3rd Medical Battalion, drinks from the canteen and gas mask adapter on his Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suite Technology (JSLIST) garment, during a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) mass casualty field training exercise, held at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2) Fredd Allen, 3rd Medic...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M Wi... More

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Tarren Windham, 3rd Medical Battalion, wears a gas mask and protective clothing as she treats US Navy (USN) Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class (HM3) Jesse Alegado, for chemical blister agent exposure, during a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) mass casualty field training exercise, held at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Tarren Windham, 3rd Medical Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M Wi... More

US Navy (USN) 3rd Medical Battalion personnel assess the condition of patients inside the initial triage area, during a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) mass casualty field training exercise held at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) 3rd Medical Battalion personnel assess the condition of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M Wi... More

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Julius McKenzie, 3rd Medical Battalion (3D MED BN), portrays the role of a blister agent victim seeking treatment, during a Chemical and Biological Mass Casualty Field Training Exercise conducted at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Julius McKenzie, 3rd Medical Battalion ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC T. D. Hudzinski, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Quinton Bright, wearing the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suite Technology (JSLIST) garment, and USN Hospital Apprentice (HA) Adam Underwood, perform treatment on USN HA Greg Cardita's simulated stomach wound during a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) mass casualty field training exercise, held at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Hospitalman (HN) Quinton Bright, wearing the Joint Servi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D Medical Battalion Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Craig M Wi... More

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion (3rd MED BN), dressed in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level Three (MOPP-3) Gear, place a simulated casualty onto a litter, during a Chemical and Biological Mass Casualty Field Training Exercise conducted at the Central Training Area in Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Sailors assigned to the 3rd Medical Battalion (3rd MED B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.D. Hudzinski, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

An F-15 Eagle fighter from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Force Base (AFB), Okinawa, Japan, performs aerial maneuver over the skies of Andersen AFB, Guam

An F-15 Eagle fighter from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 44th Fighter Sqd Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

US Navy (USN) Hospital Apprentice (HA) Ian Stockwell (with gas mask), prepares to treat US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Keith Taylor, for a gun shot wound in his left arm and exposure to a blister agent, during a Nuclear, Biological, Chemical (NBC) mass casualty field training exercise, held at the Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan

US Navy (USN) Hospital Apprentice (HA) Ian Stockwell (with gas mask), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Central Training Area State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3D MARDIV MED BN Scene Camera Operator: PFC T.D. Hudzinski,... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe Villegas (left), a Videographer assigned to the Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), and USMC Sergeant (SGT) Elvis Raines, a Graphic Artist assigned to the CVIC, demonstrate body-hardening exercises during a tan belt instructions course, part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Corporal (CPL) Joe Villegas (left), a Videograp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jessica Richards , USMC Release Status: Released ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Duncan (left), Martial Arts Instructor, and USMC Corporal (CPL) Joe Villegas, a Videographer assigned to Combat Visual Information Center (CVIC), demonstrate body hardening exercises during a tan belt instructions course, part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Jason Duncan (left), Martial Art...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Jessica Richards, USMC Release Status: Released t... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard Reed, downloads munitions onto a weapons rack, during a Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard Reed, downloads m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAFF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mercedes Mcalister USAF Releas... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, meets with Richard P. Lawless (left), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Asian and Pacific Affairs, and with Larry Di Rita (center), Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, aboard a C-32 aircraft en route to Okinawa, Japan on Nov. 16, 2003.(DoD PHOTO by TECH. SGT. Andy Dunaway, U.S. Air Force) (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (right), U.S. Secretary of Defense, m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Andy Dunaway, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Schwilk, a cable antenna systems journeyman, with the 18th Communications Squadron (CS), dons his climbing harness before acending a tower for a corrosion control antenna inspection, at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa Japan (JPN)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Schwilk, a cable anten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika Williams, USAF Release S... More

Two US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels (LCAC-61 and LCAC-75) wait ashore to transport US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines and their gear back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)

Two US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion vessels (LCAC-61 and LCAC-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Battery (F BTTY), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3rd MAR), boards a US Navy (USN) Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) to transport back to the USN Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS ESSEX (LHD 2), in preparation to transit back to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), at the end of Amphibious Ready Group Exercises 2004 (ARGEX 04), a joint USMC and US Navy (USN) training exercise held in the Republic of Korea (KOR)

US Marine Corps (USMC) Fox Battery (F BTTY), 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Gregory A. Russell, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), dons an EOD-8 Bomb Suite and support equipment, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego, Explosive Ordna...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Daniel Klein, USMC ... More

The reflection of Mr. David Miller, playing the role of a seriously disgruntled parent, is seen in a classroom window at the Kubasaki High School (KHS), Camp Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), as he walks along a walkway wielding an aluminum baseball bat during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) on Camp Butler. This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the school could practice what to do in case a real armed intruder showed up on the campus

The reflection of Mr. David Miller, playing the role of a seriously di...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego (center), Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician, assigned to Headquarters Company, 9th Engineer Support Battalion (ESB), 3rd Force Service Support Group (FSSG), removes his EOD-8 Bomb Suite following a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted at Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Lauro Samaniego (center), Explos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FPEX Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Daniel Klein, USMC ... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover USMC Sergeant (SGT) Mark Thompson and USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) William Papple (not in image), both playing the role of perpetrators who had taken a hostage, during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the Camp Foster USMC SRT could test and improve their base security procedures and emergency situation response time in preparation for a real event

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) members cover U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine sits in his car in a vehicle inspection line outside of Gate 6, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) being conducted on Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan (JPN). This phase of the base-wide FPEX was conducted so that the base security elements could test and improve their response time in preparation for a real event

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Marine sits in his car in a vehicle inspectio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Louis Disla, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, searches the passenger of a suspicious vehicle while performing a routine vehicle inspection during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Louis Disla, Security...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Louis Disla, Security Detail, Camp Foster, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan, orders the closure and lock down of Gate 6 after an armed vehicle is discovered during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX), which is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Private First Class (PFC) Louis Disla, Security...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marine takes cover as he reacts to a simulated terrorists holding hostages on a bus situation during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

A US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marine takes cov...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marines ask the driver (center) of the vehicle they are inspecting to open all the vehicles doors during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marines ask the dr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

An injured victim, wounded by the moulage process, is helped by another victim as they participate in a mass casualty exercise on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

An injured victim, wounded by the moulage process, is helped by anothe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Tammy Carsten (left) and her daughter, Emily, both wounded by the moulage process, play simulated victims as they participate in a mass casualty exercise on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

Tammy Carsten (left) and her daughter, Emily, both wounded by the moul...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines remove a captured simulated terrorist away from a parked van while participating in a simulated terrorists holding hostages situation during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Special Reaction Team (SRT) Marines remove a ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Members of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser Fire Department gear up while waiting for the Go call as they participate in a simulated mass casualty exercise on MCB Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

Members of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser Fire Department gea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (left), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, shakes hands with US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Glenn L. Wagner, Commanding Officer (CO), Headquarters and Service (H&S) Battalion (BN), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, after observing a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

A decontamination triage tent facility is ready for members of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser Fire Department to begin treating the wounded victims as part of a simulated mass casualty exercise on MCB Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

A decontamination triage tent facility is ready for members of the Mar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

A Member of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser Fire Department is geared up and waiting for the Go call as he participates in a simulated mass casualty exercise on MCB Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

A Member of the Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser Fire Department is...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Kleemeyer (right), Motor Transport Maintenance (MTM) Company (Co.), is wounded by the moulage process in order to participate in a mass casualty exercise on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Kleemeyer (right), M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Kleemeyer (right), Motor Transport Maintenance (MTM) Company (Co.), is wounded by the moulage process in order to participate in a mass casualty exercise on Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Kinser (onboard MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during a simulated medical and decontamination drill conducted as part of a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX). This FPEX is a base wide exercise designed to test and improve base security and response time throughout MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler between March 29 and April 1, 2004

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Adam Kleemeyer (right), M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Kinser State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Sarah M. Harman, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizuka (center, facing camera), Commanding General (CG), 1ST Combined Brigade, and US Marine Corps (USMC) Colonel (COL) Brad Turner (right, back to camera), CHIEF of STAFF, Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster, discuss the simulated hostage rescue by a USMC Special Reaction Team (SRT) during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Butler. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF) Major General (MGEN) Kimizu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marines and a local Japanese Police Officer (left) take cover as they react to a simulated terrorists holding hostages on a bus situation during a Force Protection Exercise (FPEX) conducted on MCB Camp Smedley D. Butler / Camp Foster. The FPEX was held to test and improve base security at MCB Camp Butler from March 29 to April 1, 2004

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) Provost Marshal Office (PMO) Marines and a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Butler State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Richard Tatum, Chaplain, lifts USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian T. Swanson from the baptism pool to symbolize the resurrection of Christ during a baptism ceremony at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). Chaplain Tatum, 18th Wing (WG), Kadena AB, Okinawa, and SSGT Swanson, 374th Medical Operations Squadron (MDOS), Yokota AB, Japan, are deployed here with the 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Richard Tatum, Chaplain, lifts USAF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis J. Henry Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter sit parked on a grassy area at Camp Foster, with its rotors spinning, waiting to transport USMC General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC), to his next stop during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter sit parked on a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (sixth from left), Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) takes time to pose for a group photo with USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines outside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee (sixth from left...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of the Marine Corps (CMC) speaks to USMC III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Marines inside the Camp Foster theater during his visit to Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) General (GEN) Michael W. Hagee, Commandant of t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Foster State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to P... More

Two US Navy (USN) S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), Sea Control Squadron Two One (VS-21), in flight after completing routine Carrier Strike Group (CSG) operations near the island of Okinawa, Japan

Two US Navy (USN) S-3B Viking aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing Fi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LT Greg Machi, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

040824-F-4418F-007 (Aug. 24, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) MAJ. Dave Parlotz (left) receives help from USAF AIRMAN 1ST Class LaToya Gladney as he process through the decontamination line following a simulated chemical attack at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) named Beverly High 04-3 Island Heat. Both Airmen are from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) at Kadena AB.U.S. Air Force official photo by STAFF Sergeant Maritza Freeland (RELEASED)

040824-F-4418F-007 (Aug. 24, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) MAJ. Dave Parlot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Maritza Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

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