A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima. - A Smokey SAM, also known as a GTR-18, travels through the air Aug. 27 on a training island off the coast of Ie Shima.
Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Gribble slices through a piece of metal Aug. 9 while deconstructing a dilapidated building on Camp Hansen. The building, along with another, presented a hazard to both personnel, as well as the equipment being stored in them due to deterioration from severe weather. Gribble is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Lance Cpl. Jesse R. Gribble slices through a piece of metal Aug. 9 while deconstructing a dilapidated building on Camp Hansen. The building, along with another, presented a hazard to both personnel, as well as the equipment being stored in them due to deterioration from severe weather. Gribble is a combat engineer with 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Cpl. Griffith D. Moore puts fuses on M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer rounds Aug. 21 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. Throughout the exercise, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines conducted live-fire training, helicopter operations, and military operations in urban terrain training as well as cultural exchanges and tours of the country. Moore is an artilleryman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released) - Cpl. Griffith D. Moore puts fuses on M777A2 155 mm lightweight howitzer rounds Aug. 21 at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex during Korean Marine Exchange Program 13-8. Throughout the exercise, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines conducted live-fire training, helicopter operations, and military operations in urban terrain training as well as cultural exchanges and tours of the country. Moore is an artilleryman with Battery I, 3rd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, currently assigned to 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force under the unit deployment program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kasey Peacock/Released)
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” said Staff Sgt. Talan J. Wyenandt. “Though it was a flag football game the teams came out and gave their all. They weren’t afraid to get a little (aggressive) if they had to.” Wyenandt is the operations chief for MWSS-172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 participate in a flag-football game Aug. 16 as part of the 2nd annual Firebird Festival at the field behind on Camp Foster. “The flag football games were intense,” said Staff Sgt. Talan J. Wyenandt. “Though it was a flag football game the teams came out and gave their all. They weren’t afraid to get a little (aggressive) if they had to.” Wyenandt is the operations chief for MWSS-172, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Lance Cpl. Nathan E. Craig, left, and Cpl. Oumarou A. Abdoulaye search muddy water for lost parts and tools during a military occupational specialty re-designation training course Aug. 16 at Camp Hansen. Abdoulaye is a motor transport operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and Craig is a motor transport operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF. - Lance Cpl. Nathan E. Craig, left, and Cpl. Oumarou A. Abdoulaye search muddy water for lost parts and tools during a military occupational specialty re-designation training course Aug. 16 at Camp Hansen. Abdoulaye is a motor transport operator with 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, III MEF, and Craig is a motor transport operator with Truck Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III MEF.
Marines secure a leaking barrel in a sealed container for transport during a unit training exercise Aug. 23 at a warehouse on Camp Kinser. A fog machine was used to simulate harmful gasses, barrels, gas tanks were provided as demonstrations of unsecured contaminants, and several false bodies were used to simulate casualties the teams were required to extract during the exercise. The teams consisted of Marines from various units with III Marine Expeditionary Force. - Marines secure a leaking barrel in a sealed container for transport during a unit training exercise Aug. 23 at a warehouse on Camp Kinser. A fog machine was used to simulate harmful gasses, barrels, gas tanks were provided as demonstrations of unsecured contaminants, and several false bodies were used to simulate casualties the teams were required to extract during the exercise. The teams consisted of Marines from various units with III Marine Expeditionary Force.
Cpl. Nikolas C. Wurdelman returns fire Aug. 15 during platoon-level military operations in urban terrain and counterinsurgency operations training at the Combat Town facility in the Central Training Area. Wurdelman is a team leader with Weapons Platoon, Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently assigned to LAR Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Suhr - Cpl. Nikolas C. Wurdelman returns fire Aug. 15 during platoon-level military operations in urban terrain and counterinsurgency operations training at the Combat Town facility in the Central Training Area. Wurdelman is a team leader with Weapons Platoon, Company D, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, currently assigned to LAR Company, Combat Assault Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, under the unit deployment program. Photo by Lance Cpl. Brandon C. Suhr
Two dedicated individuals, one a civilian Marine and the other a Marine officer, both working on the III Marine Expeditionary Force staff, recently were awarded for their efforts and contributions to mission success during a ceremony here, May 20. Maj. John G. Lehane, Northeast Asia lead planner, G-5 plans, III MEF, (right) was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his extensive multilateral work and superior operational planning in support of wide-ranging III MEF operations and exercises over his three-year tour. Ian D. Macleod, Center for Naval Analysis Representative to III MEF, was awarded the Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service for his work within III MEF, providing well-developed, insightful analyses and decision support tools to the III MEF commanding general and his staff for the past three years. The significance of their awards reaches far beyond their individual efforts, and represents an intertwined and mutually supportive history of service to the Marine Corps, particularly with III MEF in Okinawa, Japan. - Two dedicated individuals, one a civilian Marine and the other a Marine officer, both working on the III Marine Expeditionary Force staff, recently were awarded for their efforts and contributions to mission success during a ceremony here, May 20. Maj. John G. Lehane, Northeast Asia lead planner, G-5 plans, III MEF, (right) was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his extensive multilateral work and superior operational planning in support of wide-ranging III MEF operations and exercises over his three-year tour. Ian D. Macleod, Center for Naval Analysis Representative to III MEF, was awarded the Commendation for Meritorious Civilian Service for his work within III MEF, providing well-developed, insightful analyses and decision support tools to the III MEF commanding general and his staff for the past three years. The significance of their awards reaches far beyond their individual efforts, and represents an intertwined and mutually supportive history of service to the Marine Corps, particularly with III MEF in Okinawa, Japan.