A Marine admires the view from the beach of Iwo Jima here Dec. 16. The Marines and sailors of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, visited the island to conduct a study of the famous Battle of Iwo Jima as part of the unit’s professional military education program. “This is every Marine’s dream,” said Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Brewer, a Dover, Dela. native and embarkation chief for MWHS-1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. “It’s a surreal feeling to be here given the history of what this island means to all Marines and sailors.” MWHS-1 is part of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - A Marine admires the view from the beach of Iwo Jima here Dec. 16. The Marines and sailors of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1, visited the island to conduct a study of the famous Battle of Iwo Jima as part of the unit’s professional military education program. “This is every Marine’s dream,” said Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Brewer, a Dover, Dela. native and embarkation chief for MWHS-1, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. “It’s a surreal feeling to be here given the history of what this island means to all Marines and sailors.” MWHS-1 is part of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
A Marine fires an M240 G medium machine gun at targets while his assistant gunner holds him steady and observes impacts here Nov. 12. The Marine is from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the assistant gunner’s job to direct the gunner’s fire as well as reload the weapon. Artillery Marines conduct small-arms training to maintain the ability to defend gun positions from enemy threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erik S. Brooks Jr./Released) - A Marine fires an M240 G medium machine gun at targets while his assistant gunner holds him steady and observes impacts here Nov. 12. The Marine is from 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force. It is the assistant gunner’s job to direct the gunner’s fire as well as reload the weapon. Artillery Marines conduct small-arms training to maintain the ability to defend gun positions from enemy threats. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Erik S. Brooks Jr./Released)
Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company, removes wood forms Oct. 3 used to hold the concrete ceiling above. Mista had been participating in an engineering civil action project in Bangladesh since the beginning of September, where they had been expanding the second story of Salimpur Primary School. - Lance Cpl. Jamal Mista, an electrician with EOPS Company, removes wood forms Oct. 3 used to hold the concrete ceiling above. Mista had been participating in an engineering civil action project in Bangladesh since the beginning of September, where they had been expanding the second story of Salimpur Primary School.
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— A Student from Oshima district swims at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases Japan volunteer families for twenty-five students and five chaperones from Oshima District, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was heavily damaged in the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Brianna Turner/Released) - CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— A Student from Oshima district swims at a pool party held as part of a four-day cultural exchange program which took place Aug. 6-9. The Home-Stay Program was hosted by Marine Corps Bases Japan volunteer families for twenty-five students and five chaperones from Oshima District, Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture, which was heavily damaged in the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Pfc. Brianna Turner/Released)